Jennifer Miel

Jennifer Miel (born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States) is the Executive Director of the United States Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Turkey Business Council,[1] the home of the bilateral commercial relationship between the United States and Turkey.

Jennifer Miel
Born
United States Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCornell University Georgetown University
Occupation(s)Business and Foreign Affairs Advisor
EmployerUnited States Chamber of Commerce
OrganizationUnited States Chamber of Commerce
SpouseGeovanny Vicente
ChildrenMarvin Alejandro Vicente Miel

Education

Miel earned a B.S. in urban and regional planning and a B.A. in Spanish literature from Cornell University. She completed her graduate studies in public policy at Georgetown University.

Career

As the Executive Director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Turkey Business Council, Miel works closely with senior business leaders and has expanded the program from 12 to 60+ of the largest U.S. companies to advance their investments in Turkey.[2][3][4][5] She directs the Council’s policy and programmatic agenda, including meetings with heads of state, senior government officials and the preparation and launch of report, “Upgrading the U.S.-Turkey Commercial Relationship: A Shared Vision toward a U.S.-Turkey Free Trade Agreement,” in Ankara in September 2015.[6]

Miel also serves as the U.S.-Bahrain Business Council Executive Director and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Turkey and Senior Director for Middle East Affairs[7] supporting programming and policy formulation across Egypt and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.[8][9][10]

Achievements

In 2014, she was part of the team that led the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to open its Regional Office in Istanbul which she now directs from Washington.[11] This new office has established a permanent advocacy presence in the region for U.S. companies to grow and create enhanced economic opportunities for countries in Turkey and the Middle East.

In 2017, Miel was named one of the top 40 latino young professionals in foreign policy under 40 by the Huffington Post.[12] Additionally, she is active in the Association for Women in International Trade.[13] Also, Miel has participated in the Million Women Mentors Summit.[14]

Personal life

Miel married Geovanny Vicente, professor, political strategist and CNN columnist,[15] on August 25, 2019.[16] The couple has a son, Marvin Alejandro Vicente Miel, born in 2020.[17]

Publications

• Miel, Jennifer. Why is Turkey Strategically Important for the United States? The Economic Dimension in the Age of Global Challenges and Challengers. In Daniel S. Hamilton, Serdar Altay & Aylin Ünver Noi (Eds.), Turkey in the North Atlantic Marketplace. Center for Transatlantic Relations SAIS. 2018. ISBN 978-1947661073.[18] 

• Miel, Jennifer.The Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery: U.S.-Turkey Commercial Ties that Bind. Insight Turkey. 2020.[19]

• Myron Brilliant, Jennifer Miel. 3 ways the US and Turkey can do business together. Business Insider. 2016.[20]

References
  1. "Jennifer Miel | U.S. Chamber of Commerce". uschamber.com. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  2. "ABD-Türkiye İş Konseyi: 'Endişeliyiz'". 23 August 2018.
  3. ABD-Türkiye İş Konseyi: ‘Endişeliyiz’. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
  4. "US-Turkey Relations on the Brink? - The SETA Foundation at Washington D.C." setadc.org. Archived from the original on 2018-08-28.
  5. "ABD-Türkiye İş Konseyi: 'Endişeliyiz'". 24 August 2018.
  6. "Upgrading the U.S.-Turkey Commercial Relationship - September 8, 2015 | U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Turkey". tr.usembassy.gov. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  7. "Jennifer Miel | Author | Insight Turkey".
  8. "New Voices in Foreign Affairs: 40 Under 40 Latinos in Foreign Policy | Center for Strategic and International Studies". csis.org. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  9. "3 ways the US and Turkey can do business together". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  10. "THO Exclusive Insight With U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Executive Director Of The U.S.-Turkey Business Council Jennifer Miel". turkheritage.org. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  11. "U.S. Chamber Opens New Office in Turkey | U.S. Chamber of Commerce". uschamber.com. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  12. "40 Under 40: Latinos in Foreign Policy | HuffPost". huffingtonpost.com. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  13. "Bahrain News Agency | A taste of diverse, tolerant Bahrain in Washington". bna.bh. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  14. "2020 Million Women Mentors Summit: Focusing on the Future".
  15. Adam Taylor; Miriam Berger (2020-10-02). "Only one other world leader has caught coronavirus during an election campaign. He went on to win". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  16. "Geovanny Vicente Romero y Jennifer Miel se casan en ceremonia frente a la Casa Blanca". 7 September 2019.
  17. "POLITICO Playbook PM: Bustos bails". Politico. 30 April 2021.
  18. https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/9781947661073_TOC.pdf
  19. Miel, Jennifer (2 July 2020). "The Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery: U.S.-Turkey Commercial Ties that Bind". Insight Turkey: 33–52. doi:10.25253/99.2020222.03. S2CID 225771947.
  20. "3 ways the US and Turkey can do business together". Business Insider.
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