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Eric Farnsworth has been Vice President of the Council of the Americas since early 2003, in that time significantly building the profile and impact of the organization in Washington through intensive policy development and targeted advocacy, timely and frequent programming, and effective public affairs. He is a recognized expert on hemispheric affairs and U.S. foreign and trade policy, having given Congressional testimony on a number of occasions, and is a frequent commentator in the media. He has authored or co-authored articles in American Interest, Americas Quarterly, Current History, and the Journal of Democracy, and is a monthly columnist for PODER magazine. His opinion pieces have appeared in newspapers such as Barron’s, the Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, and other U.S. and hemispheric newspapers.

Prior to joining the Council, Mr. Farnsworth was Managing Director of Manatt Jones Global Strategies LLC, a Washington and Los Angeles-based strategic advisory and business facilitation firm.  

From 1995-98, he oversaw policy and message development for the White House Office of the Special Envoy for the Americas. He served at the U.S. Department of State beginning in 1990 and was awarded the Superior Honor Award three times and the Meritorious Honor Award once.  

Mr. Farnsworth holds an MPA in International Relations from Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School. He is a Harry Truman Scholar, and an alumnus of the Leadership America, Young Leaders of the (NATO) Alliance, and the U.S.-Spain Young Leaders programs.