Catherine Ann Novelli (born 1957) is president of Listening for America, a non-profit organization in international trade policy. She was formerly a U.S. diplomat who served as

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at the

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from 2014 to 2017. She was also the State Department's Senior Coordinator for International Information Technology Diplomacy.

Early life and education

Novelli is a graduate of

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, holds a law degree from the

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and a

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from the

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(with concentrations in international and comparative law at the

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and School of Oriental and Asian Studies).

Career

Novelli served as Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Mediterranean from 1991 to 2005. She then served as vice-president of Worldwide Government Affairs at

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from 2005 to 2013.

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nominated Novelli as Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment on September 24, 2013. Novelli was sworn in on February 18, 2014. In 2015, President Obama unsuccessfully nominated Novelli to be United States Alternate Governor of the

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. Her nomination expired upon the swearing in of a new Congress in January 2017.

Personal life

Novelli is married to

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, who is the acting Director of the United States Office of Government Ethics. They met in law school and have two children, Katie and Daniel Apol.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Novelli, Catherine, A. American women diplomats Living people Tufts University alumni United States Under Secretaries of State University of Michigan Law School alumni Alumni of the University of London Place of birth missing (living people) 1957 births 21st-century American diplomats 21st-century American women civil servants Obama administration personnel