G. Philip Hughes

G. Philip Hughes, a senior associate with the CSIS Americas Program, is a senior director of the White House Writers Group. A former vice president of Washington-based Manchester Trade, Ltd., he has served in many senior foreign policy posts in the White House and Departments of State, Commerce, and Defense. As U.S. ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean from 1990 to 1993, he oversaw a staff of 250 dealing with more than a dozen Caribbean states. For almost five years, he held the position of deputy national security affairs adviser to Vice President George H.W. Bush. He served two tours of duty on the National Security Council staff during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush as director for Latin American affairs and, later, as executive secretary of the council. In the latter capacity, he served as chief of staff, directing the work of 70 staff members supporting the national security adviser. Ambassador Hughes has also served as deputy assistant secretary of state for politico-military affairs and as assistant secretary of commerce for export enforcement. At Manchester Trade, he advised business associations and corporate clients on trade and international business issues. His other private-sector roles have included executive director of the National Council of World Affairs Organizations and managing director of the Council of the Americas. Mr. Hughes is a graduate of the University of Dayton and holds graduate degrees from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and Harvard University. He is currently secretary of the Council of American Ambassadors.