Senior Country Manager, Indo-Pacific

Alissa Lee-Barden serves as the Senior Country Manager for the Indo-Pacific at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). In this role, Ms. Lee-Barden is responsible for business development, project preparation and evaluation, and project management of USTDA’s aviation portfolio in the Indo-Pacific. She also leads USTDA’s engagement with the U.S.-Southeast Asia and Pacific Aviation Cooperation Program, a public-private partnership that works with aviation stakeholders in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands to promote technical, policy, and commercial cooperation in civil aviation.

Previously, Ms. Lee-Barden was the Senior Country Manager for East Asia and Country Manager for South Asia at USTDA, managing USTDA’s energy projects in the region. Prior to this role, Ms. Lee-Barden was a Research Analyst supporting the East Asia region at USTDA.

Ms. Lee-Barden holds a Master’s of Science in Modern Chinese Studies from the University of Oxford, and a Bachelor’s of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. She is based in Chicago, IL.