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Suresh Kumar

Distinguished Visiting Professor of International Business, George Washington University; former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Director General of USFCS

Suresh Kumar is Distinguished Visiting Professor of International Business at the George Washington University and was the most recent Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (USFCS) in the Obama administration.

Nominated by President Obama and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Mr. Kumar spearheaded U.S. trade promotion in the Obama administration. Export revenue, jobs created and supported and return on investment doubled during his term in the administration.

A leader, executive and ambassador for business, before serving in the Obama administration, Mr. Kumar led global businesses of major corporations.