Christina B. Rocca

Christina B. Rocca (born c. 1958) was United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs from 2001 to 2006.

A native of Washington, D.C., Christina B. Rocca was educated at King's College London, receiving a B.A. in History in 1980. She speaks French, Russian, Spanish, and German.

In 1982, Rocca joined the Central Intelligence Agency as a staff operations officer. She worked there until January 1997, at which time she became Foreign Affairs Advisor to Sen. Sam Brownback (R—KS), a member of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. She held this post until May 2001. While working for Brownback, she specialized on South Asia, as well as Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Middle East. She authored several pieces of legislation, including the Silk Road Strategy Act of 1999; bills granting permanent normal trade relations status to Kyrgyzstan and Georgia; and three amendments allowing the president to waive certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan.