The Honorable Anne C. Richard served as Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration in the Obama Administration (2012-2017).
Previously, she was Vice President of Government Relations and Advocacy for the International Rescue Committee. In addition to several stints at the State Department, she served at Peace Corps Headquarters and the US Office of Management and Budget earlier in her career. She has enjoyed fellowships from the Council on Foreign Relations and the Robert Bosch Foundation. Ms. Richard is a graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and has a Master’s degree in Public Policy Studies from the University of Chicago. Since leaving office in January, 2017, she has been named a Centennial Fellow and taught at Georgetown University (Spring Semesters 2017 and 2018) and been a visiting fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Perry World House (Spring and Fall 2017).
