Annie Petsonk

Carol Annette "Annie" Petsonk is an American attorney who had served the Assistant [Secretary of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs] in the Biden administration. Petsonk was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a voice vote on May 18, 2022.

Education

Pentsonk began her undergraduate education at Harvard University before transferring to Colorado College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979. She then earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.

Career

After graduating from law school, Pentsonk worked in the United [States Department of Justice] and Office of [the United States Trade Representative], where she worked on issues related to trade and environmental policy. She has also worked at the United Nations Environment Programme and as a law professor at the George [Washington University Law School]. Prior to the start of the Biden administration, was the international counsel for the Environmental Defense Fund.