Full Name
Kellie Meiman Hock
Job Title
Adjunct Professor
Company
Georgetown University
Speaker Bio
Kellie Meiman Hock, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University; Board Member, Inter-American Dialogue; former Director for Brazil and the Southern Cone, Office of the United States Trade Representative
A long-time expert in Latin America and trade policy, Kellie has spent over three decades managing complex challenges faced by companies navigating global operations, overcoming market access barriers, and expanding internationally. She served for nearly a decade as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer at the Department of State, with postings in Bogotá, Colombia, and throughout Brazil, including Porto Alegre, São Paulo, and Recife. Her final government role was at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, where she served as Director for Brazil and the Southern Cone.
Kellie joined McLarty Associates in 2000, where she founded the firm’s trade and Brazil/Southern Cone practices and later became Managing Partner. She currently serves as Senior Counselor to the firm and as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. She also guest lectures at the University of Nebraska and McGill University. Kellie is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, chairs the Women’s Foreign Policy Group Leadership Council, and serves on the boards of the Inter-American Dialogue and the Washington Campus.
A long-time expert in Latin America and trade policy, Kellie has spent over three decades managing complex challenges faced by companies navigating global operations, overcoming market access barriers, and expanding internationally. She served for nearly a decade as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer at the Department of State, with postings in Bogotá, Colombia, and throughout Brazil, including Porto Alegre, São Paulo, and Recife. Her final government role was at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, where she served as Director for Brazil and the Southern Cone.
Kellie joined McLarty Associates in 2000, where she founded the firm’s trade and Brazil/Southern Cone practices and later became Managing Partner. She currently serves as Senior Counselor to the firm and as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. She also guest lectures at the University of Nebraska and McGill University. Kellie is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, chairs the Women’s Foreign Policy Group Leadership Council, and serves on the boards of the Inter-American Dialogue and the Washington Campus.
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