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Elizabeth Frawley Bagley

Elizabeth Bagley
Elizabeth Frawley Bagley.jpg
Special Advisor for Secretary's Initiatives
In office
January 20, 2014 – January 20, 2017
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Herself
In office
October 2010 – September 2013
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Position established
Succeeded by Herself
Special Representative for Global Partnerships
In office
June 18, 2009 – September 2010
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Position established
Succeeded by Kris Balderston
United States Ambassador to Portugal
In office
September 21, 1994 – October 3, 1997
President Bill Clinton
Preceded by Sharon Wilkinson (Acting)
Succeeded by Gerald McGowan
Personal details
Born (1952-07-13) July 13, 1952 (age 64)
Elmira, New York, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Smith Bagley
Alma mater Regis College (B.A.)
Georgetown University (J.D.)

Elizabeth Frawley Bagley (born July 13, 1952) is an American attorney specializing in trade and international law, a diplomat, and a major donor to the Democratic Party.

Bagley was born the second child of eight children to Judge John D. Frawley and Rosemary Frawley.

In 1974, Bagley graduated cum laude with a B.A. degree in French and Spanish from Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts. She is a 1987 graduate of the Georgetown University Law School, where she obtained a J.D. Degree in International law. She also attended university and law school in France, Spain, and Austria, where she studied international trade law and public international law.

Bagley is a member of both Massachusetts and District of Columbia bar associations. She was The American Ireland Fund's Nantucket Celebration honoree in 2009 for her philanthropy towards the Republic of Ireland for more than 30 years. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Democratic Institute.

Bagley has served in three presidential administrations as a diplomat.

In the Obama administration, she twice served as the Special Advisor for Secretary's Initiatives. Prior to assuming that post, she was the Special Representative for Global Partnerships in the Office of the Secretary of State.

In the Clinton administration, she was appointed to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Portugal. She served as Senior Advisor under Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, where she established and headed the Office of Media Programming Acquisition for the newly independent Balkan states. She also served as a United States Senate liaison for NATO Enlargement.


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