Contact James Manning
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Presidents Forum

Executive Director

October 2019 to Present

Acting Undersecretary of Education

January 2017 to January 2018

Office of the Secretary of Education

Senior Advisor to the Secretary on Higher Education

January 2017 to January 2017

U.S. Presidential Transition Team, President-Elect Support, Office of Nationwide Engagement (ONE)

Education Team Leader

September 2016 to January 2017

Consulting

March 2015 to January 2017

Chief of Staff / Deputy Chief Operating Officer

January 2004 to January 2015

Office of Postsecondary Education

Acting Assistant Secretary of Postsecondary Education

January 2006 to January 2007

Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

January 2004 to January 2005

Acting Chief Executive Office and Chief Operating Officer

January 2003 to January 2004

Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary

January 2001 to January 2003

Acting Chief Operating Officer

October 2002 to January 2002

Congressional Award Foundatio

National Director

January 1999 to January 2001

The Catholic Alliance

Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

January 1999 to January 1999

Director of International Events

January 1993 to January 1996

Deputy Assistant Secretary and Chief of Staff for Office of Elementary Education

January 1989 to January 1993

Special Assistant to the President and Director of Projects for the First Lady

January 1987 to January 1989

Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary

January 1989 to January 1989

Protocol Officer

January 1983 to January 1987

Foreign Service Reserve Officer

January 1978 to January 1983