Background
Fitzgerald, Michael Thomas was born on March 12, 1948 in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Son of Vincent Thomas and Elizabeth (Wilson) Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald, Michael Thomas was born on March 12, 1948 in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Son of Vincent Thomas and Elizabeth (Wilson) Fitzgerald.
Bachelor in Political Science, Carroll College, Helena, Montana, 1970.
Administrative assistant to governor, State of Montana, Helena, 1971-1973, 73-76;
deputy director governor's office of commerce and trade, State of Montana, Helena, 1976-1978;
president and managing director, Montana International Trade Commission, Helena, 1978-1986;
director economics development board, State of Washington, Seattle, 1986-1989;
vice president, managing director, The Pacific Institute, Seattle, 1989-1991;
president, Global Strategies, Seattle, 1991-1992;
director, Washington State Department Trade and Economics Development, since 1993. Member Executive Committee Federation of Rocky Mountain States, 1971-1975, Montana Advisory Council on Children and Youth, 1972-1974, United States Senator Max Baucus' Econ.Adv. Committee for the General Agreement of Tariff and Trades and United States Trade bill, 1978-1980, District Export Council unites states department Commerce, 1978-1987, We.
Governor's Policy Office, 1979, We. Governor's Policy Office International Trade Advisory Committee, 1980-1983. Advisory Com.on Foreign Language Skills and International Studies Montana State Board Education, 1980-1981.
Board directors Private Industry Council Montana, Inc. (founding) Mont.Ambassadors, 1984-1986. Governor's Advisory Council on Economics Development, 1984-1986.
Member and coordinator Governor's Foreign Trade Expansion Committee, 1973-1974. Chairman Industry Development Committee Old West Regional Commission, 1976-1977. Vice-chairman and project director Montana Economics Development Project, 1981-1983.
Co-chairman and project coordinator Governor Schwinden's Trade and Investment Briefing for Japanese Companies, 1983. President and co-founder Montana International Friendship Svc., Inc., 1982-1986. Delegate White House Conference on International Trade, 1980, United States of America/Taiwan Trade and Economics Council Meetings, 1979, 80, 83, We.
Governor's Roundtable on International Trade, 1983, Japan Media Rels. Forum committee for Humanities and The Wilson Center, 1984. Member Indian Affairs Advisory Council Montana Office of Indian Affairs, 1973-1975.
Chair Public Forum on the Future of Montana's Economy Montana Committee for the Humanities, 1977. Organized and chaired first Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics/Montana Trade Meeting Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics/United States of America Trade and Economics Council, 1985. Montana liaison White House Conference on Balanced Growth and Economics Development, 1977.
Selected to attend Long Term Credit Bank of Japan's International Trade and Banking Seminar, 1984. Selected by Governor Booth Gardner to attend executive seminary Kennedy School, 1988. Speaker Montana Constitutional Convention Reunion, 1982.
Organized trade missions to Canada, Asia, Europe and North Africa for Governor's Judge and Schwinden, 1975-1986. Board directors Mike Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs, 1984-1987, Mountain States Energy Company, 1983-1986. Member Goodwill Games Trade Council, 1989-1990.
Trustee Seattle World Affairs Council, since 1990. Board advisors Washington Leadership Institute, 1990-1992. Trustee Washington Humanities Commission, 1991-1993;senior fellow Center for New West, Denver, 1991-1993.
Board directors Washington Coun.on International Trade, since 1992, China Relations Coun, since 1992, Hyogo Cultural Center, since 1992.
Member Discovery Institute International Cities Project, since 1991. Member The Montana Club (Board of Governors 1983-1986).
Married Jonna Whalen, June 19, 1971. Children: Sarah Laycock, Hilary Whalen.