Director for Public Affairs

Paul Alvaro Marin is the Director for Public Affairs at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), a U.S. government agency that helps companies create U.S. jobs through the export of U.S. goods and services to the infrastructure projects that it develops in emerging economies. As Director for Public Affairs, Mr. Marin oversees USTDA’s external communications, public outreach, and digital and traditional media strategies to amplify the Agency’s success in meeting its unique mission. He has led USTDA’s public affairs team since February 2019.

Previously, Mr. Marin served for three years at the National Security Council as the Director for International Trade, Investment and Nuclear Energy Policy, and as the Acting Senior Director for International Trade and Investment. In these roles, he oversaw the coordination of White House priorities that support U.S. jobs through exports and inward investment.

Mr. Marin has also served as USTDA’s Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, Assistant Director for Policy and Program, and Country Manager for Southeast Asia.

He holds a B.A. in International Relations, Phi Beta Kappa, from Bucknell University and a M.A. in International Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.