Dina Powell
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Dina Habib Powell (maiden name Habib), born 1973, is the former Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs for the United States government. She was in charge of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, a part of the State Department. Currently, she is the global head of corporate engagement at Goldman Sachs.
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[edit] Early life
Powell was born in Cairo, Egypt, the daughter of Onsy Habib, a Coptic officer in the Egyptian army. She was raised from the age of four in Dallas, Texas. She attended high school at the all-girls Ursuline Academy of Dallas.
While studying at the University of Texas at Austin, Powell was also a full-time legislative assistant to a state senator. After graduation, she took an internship with Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.), and then moved over to work as Member Relations Coordinator for Dick Armey, who was then the House majority leader.
[edit] Career
She was Director of Congressional Affairs and Senior Advisor to the Chairman at the Republican National Committee from 1999 to 2001. She was Special Assistant to the President and Associate Director from 2001 to 2003. In 2003 Powell became the Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel, succeeding Clay Johnson III.
On March 14, 2005, President Bush nominated Powell for the position of Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs at the State Department under White House Advisor Karen Hughes. She was confirmed by the Senate on June 24, 2005. Condoleezza Rice then designated her Deputy Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs to Karen Hughes.
On May 2, 2007, Mrs. Powell announced her departure from the Department of State to become the Director of Global Corporate Engagement for the Goldman Sachs Group. She was succeeded as Assistant Secretary of State by Goli Ameri on March 19, 2008.
[edit] Personal life
She is married to Richard C. Powell, a COO for Burson-Marsteller, and has two young daughters.
