karen a. tramontano
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Karen A. Tramontano is a Principal at Dutko Worldwide. Overseeing the firm’s international government affairs practice with seven offices on three continents, she provides corporate, institutional and public sector clients with result-oriented strategies. In this capacity Ms. Tramontano has played a critical role in shaping some of the most important global policy issues of our time, including NATO and EU expansion, US visa policy, regional and bi-lateral trade agreements, as well as world-wide poverty reduction strategies.
From 1997 to 2001 Ms. Tramontano served as Deputy Chief of Staff to President Clinton and as counselor to two of Chiefs of Staff, Erskine Bowles and John Podesta. Ms. Tramontano's White House portfolio encompassed a wide range of issues, including international trade and transatlantic relations, as well as economic and financial issues involving the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments. She played a major role in shaping policy concerning the WTO, OECD, and other multi-lateral institutions, while handling public policy issues involving the World Bank and the IMF.
Ms. Tramontano’s other significant accomplishments include spearheading the successful White House initiative to bring the Child Labor Convention into law and leading the team that developed the Comprehensive Steel Plan to rationalize global steel production. Additionally, she managed many of President Clinton’s international trips, including his visits to India, Pakistan, and Viet Nam. In 2001, she served as Chief of Staff for President Clinton’s transition, where she established his office and presence in New York.
Ms. Tramontano continues her work with Former President Clinton through the Global Fairness Initiative (GFI), of which she is Founder and President. GFI is a non-profit organization working to promote a more equitable, sustainable approach to globalization to ensure its benefits reach all people, including the working poor.
Additionally, she currently serves as Senior Advisor to Juan Somavia, Director General of the International Labor Organization in Geneva, and is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law School.
Previously, Ms. Tramontano has served as counsel to the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Chief of Staff to SEIU presidents John Sweeny and Andy Stern. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from Catholic University Law School and a B.A. from Boston College. Ms. Tramontano also holds a double black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
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Karen A. Tramontano to participate in NewTalk discussion, Oct 1-2
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Dutko's Karen Tramontano featured in Argentine periodical after delivering speeches on what a ...
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Dutko's Karen Tramontano featured in Argentine periodical after delivering speeches on what a ... Dutko Worldwide Expands with the Addition of Senate Chief of Staff Bill Andresen, ...
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Washington Post
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