Chairman Robin Cleveland was reappointed to the Commission by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell for a term expiring December 31, 2024.
Chairman Cleveland served U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in a number of positions including in his personal office, on the Sen¬ate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and as Clerk of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee. In 2002, Dr. Cleveland was appointed as the Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President. During her tenure in the White House, Dr. Cleveland worked to improve Department of Defense policies and acquisition programs to ensure they effectively aligned with budget processes. Dr. Cleveland also co-led the interagency effort to develop and implement two Presidential initiatives: the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). MCC and PEPFAR reflect her commitment to advance humanitarian and development goals while strengthening policy, performance, and resource management. In 2005, Dr. Cleveland was appointed as Counselor to the President of the World Bank where she had a broad policy, budget, and fund-raising portfolio including debt relief programs in Africa.
After three decades of government service, Cleveland received her PhD in Counseling. She is now in private practice and serves an as adjunct faculty member at George Washington University (GWU). While pursuing her degree, Dr. Cleveland was the Executive Director of the Office of Student Life at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at GWU.
Chairman Cleveland graduated from Wesleyan University with honors and received her Masters and PhD in Counseling from The George Washington University.