Special Assistant, U.S. Department of State
Olimar (Oli) Maisonet-Guzman serves as Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment. Previously, she was a watch officer in the State Department’s Operations Center, a human rights officer at Embassy Paris, and a consular officer at Consulate General Hyderabad. Before joining the Foreign Service, she worked as a program manager and staff assistant in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. From 2012 to 2015, she was at IREX, a global nonprofit, where she expanded technology access in Ukraine and Romania. Oli holds an M.A. in global environmental policy from American University and a B.A. in political science and economics from the University of Puerto Rico. A Truman Scholar and Boren Fellow, she speaks Spanish, French, and Portuguese. In her free time, she enjoys fencing, a sport in which she has competed at an international level.