Andrew Manatos
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Andy Manatos was a former Assistant Secretary of Commerce
in the administration of President
Jimmy Carter
. He was the youngest sub-cabinet official in the administration and led the effort that moved the Foreign Commercial Service from the State Department to the Commerce Department. Prior to that, Manatos served as a Committee Staff Director in the Senate and aide to former Senators
Thomas Eagleton
and Gale McGee.
In 1981, Andy and his father, Mike Manatos, former White House Assistant for Senate Liaison to Presidents Kennedy
and Johnson, formed the public policy firm, Manatos and Manatos. Andy currently serves as president of the firm, which he operates with his eldest son, Mike Manatos. Clients of Manatos and Manatos have included Fortune 500 Companies, foreign countries, religious leaders and the Smithsonian Institution
. He was chosen as one of Washington's most powerful private sector people by Regardies Magazine.
Much of Manatos' pro bono work has benefited the Greek American
community in the United States. He created and has maintained for 22 years an annual meeting of that community with the President of the United States. He serves on the board of several Hellenic organizations. He was presented the highest recognition from the Archbishop of America
, the St. Paul medal, and was also appointed to the Order of St. Andrew
by the Ecumenical Patriarch, the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide.
Manatos created and serves on the board of the Committee for Citizen Awareness (CCA), a not-for-profit organization that, for 23 years, has distributed over half-a-million award-winning, civic education videotapes to teachers and libraries across the United States. He also services with former President Bill Clinton
on the board of the THEA Foundation and hosts an annual dinner with the former President to raise money for the foundation's work.
His family comes from the island of Crete
, Greece
.
United States Secretary of Commerce
The United States Secretary of Commerce is the head of the United States Department of Commerce concerned with business and industry; the Department states its mission to be "to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce"...
in the administration of President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
. He was the youngest sub-cabinet official in the administration and led the effort that moved the Foreign Commercial Service from the State Department to the Commerce Department. Prior to that, Manatos served as a Committee Staff Director in the Senate and aide to former Senators
Senators
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Thomas Eagleton
Thomas Eagleton
Thomas Francis Eagleton was a United States Senator from Missouri, serving from 1968–1987. He is best remembered for briefly being the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972...
and Gale McGee.
In 1981, Andy and his father, Mike Manatos, former White House Assistant for Senate Liaison to Presidents Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
and Johnson, formed the public policy firm, Manatos and Manatos. Andy currently serves as president of the firm, which he operates with his eldest son, Mike Manatos. Clients of Manatos and Manatos have included Fortune 500 Companies, foreign countries, religious leaders and the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
. He was chosen as one of Washington's most powerful private sector people by Regardies Magazine.
Much of Manatos' pro bono work has benefited the Greek American
Greek American
Greek Americans are Americans of Greek descent also described as Hellenic descent. According to the 2007 U.S. Census Bureau estimation, there were 1,380,088 people of Greek ancestry in the United States, while the State Department mentions that around 3,000,000 Americans claim to be of Greek descent...
community in the United States. He created and has maintained for 22 years an annual meeting of that community with the President of the United States. He serves on the board of several Hellenic organizations. He was presented the highest recognition from the Archbishop of America
Archbishop of America
The Archdiocese of America, better known as the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, is a jurisdiction of the Eastern Orthodox Church under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. It was formally constituted in 1922 and has had seven incumbents...
, the St. Paul medal, and was also appointed to the Order of St. Andrew
Order of St. Andrew
The Order of St. Andrew the First-Called is the first and the highest order of chivalry of the Russian Empire.- Russian Empire :The Order was established in 1698 by Tsar Peter the Great, in honour of Saint Andrew, the first apostle of Jesus and patron saint of Russia...
by the Ecumenical Patriarch, the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide.
Manatos created and serves on the board of the Committee for Citizen Awareness (CCA), a not-for-profit organization that, for 23 years, has distributed over half-a-million award-winning, civic education videotapes to teachers and libraries across the United States. He also services with former President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
on the board of the THEA Foundation and hosts an annual dinner with the former President to raise money for the foundation's work.
His family comes from the island of Crete
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.