Miriam Sapiro

Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Strategic Technologies Program
Miriam Sapiro

Ambassador Miriam Sapiro is a senior adviser (non-resident) for the Strategic Technologies program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and an adjunct professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. An accomplished leader with extensive experience in international trade, national security, and diplomacy, Ambassador Sapiro served as deputy U.S. trade representative and later as acting U.S. trade representative. She directed major trade negotiations and enforcement efforts to strengthen U.S. competitiveness globally and oversaw the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s participation in the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. Earlier, Miriam held senior positions at the White House and the State Department, working closely with governments and international organizations around the world to address complex national security, foreign policy, and economic challenges. She served as special assistant to the president and counselor for Southeast European stabilization and reconstruction, and also as director of European affairs at the National Security Council. She began her career as an international lawyer at the State Department and then joined the secretary of state’s policy planning staff, where she helped negotiate the Dayton Peace Accords that ended the war in Bosnia. Miriam is currently a member of the boards of directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems. She previously served on the boards of Lufthansa and Project Hope. She holds degrees from Williams College and New York University School of Law, and was a Rotary fellow at St. Antony’s College, Oxford University.

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