Marian Kay Thompson

Ms. Thompson has held several positions at the Department of Energy since 1991, including Deputy Director, Office of Export Assistance and currently heading the Department's work with Central Asia and the Caucasus in the Office of International Affairs.

Before her move to the Energy Department, Ms. Thompson worked at the Department of Commerce where she served as Director, Policy Staff, Capital Goods and International Construction. She was actively involved in multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations, including renegotiation of the GATT Government Procurement Code. She directed the activities of three bilateral Working Groups with the USSR. These working groups focused on trade in oil and gas, construction, and food processing equipment.

Ms. Thompson held other positions in the Department of Commerce, including: director, Capital Goods Division, International Sector Policy; director, Developing Nations Commercial Policy Division; Member, Negotiating Team, U.S.-Mexico Working Group on Electronics; Coordinator, U.S. Joint Economic Commissions for Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt and Israel; and, Director, South Asia Staff, Office of Trade Policy.

Ms. Thompson received her B.A. degree in economics from Winthrop College in South Carolina and her M.S. degree in economics from Florida State University in Tallahassee. Her Masters thesis examined the relationship between oligopoly theory and antitrust legislation.