Keith Kirkham Email & Phone Number

Washington, D.C.

Advising and assisting the Deputy Director General of the U.S. Commercial Service on matters of organizational transformation, economic security, and global competition.

Cairo, Egypt

Lead regional team to engage with business and government on commercial matters in markets across North Africa and the Levant. Responsible for developing and executing strategies to realize U.S. government objectives in area of responsibility and advancing U.S. business interests as measured by increased sales and market share.

Tokyo, Japan

From the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, manage bilingual team advising American businesses on strategy, market entry, risk, and opportunities in the Japanese market. Advocate policy positions to Japanese Government favorable to U.S. business interests. Help U.S. companies win sales and market share, introduce partners, Japanese investors. Simultaneously manage same functions for my agency in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.

Moscow, Russian Federation

Provide advice and counsel to American firms seeking to enter, do business or invest in the Russian Federation. Advocate and advance U.S. business interests. Manage multinational teams of professionals in Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg), Kazakhstan, and Ukraine. Develop projects in former CIS.

Bucharest, Romania

Advised and assisted American multinational firms on commercial and political risk, investment strategy, and financing more than $1 billion in new investment. Resolved Romanian Government policy issues on behalf of U.S. pharmaceutical, finance, media, agricultural, defense and energy companies, securing market access and preserving more than $2 billion in market value. Introduced and advocated successfully for U.S. companies in major infrastructure projects. Recovered more than $100 million owed to U.S. corporations.

Managed multinational staff of professionals advising more than 200 clients a year in establishing, expanding and winning market share in the Australian, New Zealand, and South Pacific markets. Included government relations, strategic advice, establishing distribution channels, and brand building.

American diplomat working on trade issues between the U.S. and Japan. Advised U.S. companies on the Japanese market and assisted same in establishing business presence in Japan. Proficient in Japanese.

Managed International Trade program for State Government of Maine. Identified export sales opportunities for businesses in Maine. Originated potential transactions for US Export-Import Bank financing. Organized trade mission to Chile, Argentina and Brazil.

Ann Arbor, Mi

Private management consultancy specialized in manufacturing clients including implementation of automation and developing new markets and applications.

M.P.A., Political Science, Public Policy, Economics

B.A., Political Science, International