Rachel Alarid 

Rachel Alarid 
International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration

Rachel Alarid is a Washington, D.C.-based International Trade Specialist with the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA). Ms. Alarid leads the Education portfolio for ITA’s Office of Supply Chain, Professional & Business Services, focusing on international education, education technology, training and workforce development, and research & development. Ms. Alarid is a 14th-generation New Mexican. Reared in Santa Fe and Las Vegas, New Mexico, Ms. Alarid earned her Bachelor’s in Political Science and Spanish from the University of New Mexico, and earn her Master’s in Public and International Affairs from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). Ms. Alarid lives with her family in Silver Spring, Maryland.