Cynthia Brock-Smith is an American government official who served as the

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under

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from 2011 to 2014. During her tenure, she was a member of the

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Education

Brock-Smith earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the

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Career

Prior to serving in city government, she was the Senior Vice President of the District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce and director of congressional relations at the

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during the presidency of

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. She also has worked on the staff of the

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and United States House Committee on Rules. She is a former president of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators. A member of the

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, she served as Deputy Director of the Committee on Rules at two of her party's national conventions. Since 2014, Brock-Smith has served as Assistant Vice President for External Affairs at

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References

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