Marie Royce


Marie Royce, born as Marie Therese Porter, is an American businesswoman, diplomat, and educator. She is the current Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, having been sworn into office on March 30, 2018 after being unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate by voice vote on March 22, 2018.

Education and personal life

Royce graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona with a bachelor of science degree in marketing management and management human resources, and she earned a MBA in international business from Georgetown University in 1996. She is married to Ed Royce, a former member of the United States House of Representatives.

Career

Royce was a faculty member at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Working in the private sector for over 30 years, Royce held senior management positions at Marriott International, Choice Hotels International, The Procter & Gamble Company, and Alcatel-Lucent.
She served as a private sector appointee on the Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy at the U.S. Department of State.
Royce was selected as an American Council of Young Political Leaders delegate to Hungary and Poland and received the ACYPL Honors Award in 2018. The American Women for International Understanding recognized her with their Internationalism Award in 2013. In 1994, Cal Poly Pomona recognized her as the year's Distinguished Alumni.