Education
Ryckman graduated from Princeton University in 1981, and received a graduate degree in International Affairs from the George Washington University in 1988.
Ryckman graduated from Princeton University in 1981, and received a graduate degree in International Affairs from the George Washington University in 1988.
Ryckman was appointed to this role in March 2012 by Michael Froman, the Within the Executive Office of the President, Ryckman represents the, as part of the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs. Ryckman assumed this role in spring 2012. Ryckman sits on the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Master Control Console on behalf of the, together with the United States. Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, United States Agency for International Development Administrator and representatives of the private sector.
In this capacity she represented the United States in 2013 negotiations for the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA. Ryckman represents the highest-levels of United States. government such as pertains to trade policy at United States.-based organizations such as the American Enterprise Institute.
Ryckman is currently the head of the International Development Committee at the Organization for Women in International Trade (OWIT), in Washington, District of Columbia She also represents the USTR on the President"s Council on Women and Girls. Between 2004 to 2012, she served as Assistant for Trade and Development (AUSTR).
This was a role created by Robert Zoellick As the AUSTR, Ryckman"s principal responsibility was coordinating United States trade capacity building activities. The role provided assistance to developing countries by enabling them to better participate in the World Trade Organization so as to maximize benefits from opportunities created by trade.
In this capacity, "Ryckman work closely with other federal agencies, international organizations, the private sector and non-governmental organizations..".
During this period, Ryckman served as a participent on the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Master Control Console. Ryckman also served as Assistant for Trade Capacity Building and as Deputy Assistant for Canada. In 2006, Ryckman"s biography at the World Bank stated that " has over 15 years of negotiating experience covering.. range of trade issues, from the Uruguay Round to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum to investment issues, including bilateral investment treaties and the Multilateral Agreement on Investment negotiations in the Organisation for Economic Company-operation and Development. Ryckman also played a significant role in the CAFTA negotiations.