United States President, Joe Biden has appointed a Nigerian-born lawyer, Enoh Ebong as the Acting Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA).
Enoh’s appointment adds to the list of Nigerian-born technocrats that have been appointed by the recently sworn-in US president She has worked in various capacities in the USTDA before her latest appointment.
The appointment meant a return to USTDA where from 2004 to 2019, Ebong had served in a variety of roles, most recently as the Agency’s General Counsel, and Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer,” the USTDA posted on its website on Tuesday while announcing Ebong’s appointment.
As Acting Director, Ebong leads an agency that partners with the U.S. private sector to develop sustainable infrastructure and foster economic growth in emerging economies while supporting U.S. jobs through the export of U.S. goods and services.
Before she returned to USTDA, Ebong had worked as the Head of Strategic Partnerships at the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream. There, she led the development of strategic partnerships to improve access to health, education, financial empowerment and entrepreneurship.
Prior to joining USTDA in 2004, Ms. Ebong practiced law at the Boston office of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris and Popeo, P.C., representing public and private companies in public offerings, financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance issues.
Ms. Ebong earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School, a Master of Arts in Communication from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Arts in History, with Honors, from The University of Edinburgh, Scotland. She is a member of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bar.