Alyssa Ayres | |
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Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University | |
Assumed office February 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Reuben Brigety |
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs | |
In office 2010–2013 | |
Preceded by | Evan A. Feigenbaum |
Succeeded by | Richard E. Hoagland |
Personal details | |
Education | Harvard University (AB mcl) University of Chicago (MA, PhD) |
Alyssa Ayres is the Dean of The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, the first woman to hold the post. She was also a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations for India, Pakistan, and Southeast Asia from October 2013 to February 2021. After her appointment as dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs, she has taken a position as an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Her book Our Time Has Come: How India is Making Its Place in the World, was published in January 2018 and appeared on the “Summer 2018: Politics” list in the Financial Times.[1][2]