Mimi Burke

Policy Director

Background

Facilitates market entry for U.S. businesses in the Middle East and Asia. Served for over two decades in the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Deep relationships with senior officials in the U.S. government’s foreign policy, international trade and national security apparatus.

Mimi Burke helps multinational corporations expand their presence in the United States, the Middle East and Asia and represents sovereign governments before U.S. policymakers. Throughout her career, Mimi has developed personal relationships with business leaders and policymakers around the world, which she leverages to navigate the complex social, political and economic barriers for companies looking to expand in Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries.

In addition to her international work, Mimi provides clients with analysis of U.S. policy on national defense, international affairs, global trade and developing technology. Mimi develops and executes strategies to engage Washington on matters including the National Defense Authorization Act and semiconductors used in artificial intelligence and supercomputing. She connects clients to political and career officials at the Departments of State, Defense, Homeland Security, Treasury and Commerce, as well as the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, to identify and secure partnership opportunities between her clients and the U.S. government.

Mimi’s work is supported by her experience advising the ambassador of Saudi Arabia for political and economic affairs on high-value defense contracts. She also served as an assistant to the ambassador for government affairs at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia, developing deep ties to powerbrokers in the Middle Eastern nation.

Practices:

Representative Matters

  • Represents numerous sovereign nations in Washington, D.C., advancing their strategic priorities and strengthening their relationships with high-ranking officials across the U.S. government.
  • Successfully engaged the international community in Washington, D.C. on behalf of a global education institution. Helped develop branding, identify student pipelines, and support business development by engaging 25 embassies to explore potential opportunities for our client to expand in countries around the world.
  • Represented a Europe-based investment bank in expanding its relationships with business and government stakeholders in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with the ultimate goal of securing its position on the Saudi Aramco IPO. When the IPO was released, becoming the world’s largest IPO to date, our client was one of nine leaders listed.
  • Represented a nonprofit organization that trains U.S. first responders in Israel and is fully reliant upon funding from the U.S. government. Played an integral role in reorganizing the client’s corporate board, developing messaging materials, and in introducing client representatives to private and public stakeholders in the United States that oversee potential funding sources.

Credentials

Education

  • M.A., 1991, Johns Hopkins University, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

Community Involvement

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

National Board Member, World Affairs Councils of America

Advisory Board Member, International Republican Institute, Women’s Democracy Network

Advisory Board Member, Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum

Guest lecturer, Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies

Guest lecturer, National Defense University

Guest lecturer, Saudi Armed Forces Command and Staff College

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