George Ayache joined the U.S. Commercial Service as a Foreign Service Officer in April 2022. He is currently the Commercial Officer and Digital Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore, overseeing the ICT, financial services, and franchising portfolios. Previously, he served in Mexico City from July 2022 to July 2024, where he managed a team of three Commercial Specialists whose portfolios included infrastructure, transportation, government procurement, design & construction, automotive, and travel & tourism. Prior to joining the Commercial Service, he worked for over five years as an International Trade Compliance Analyst in Enforcement & Compliance at the Department of Commerce, dealing with antidumping and countervailing duty cases. He graduated with a B.S. in Economics and French from DePaul University in Chicago, IL and an M.A. in International Relations and Economics from Josh Hopkins University’s School of International Studies in Washington, DC. His academic background is in international politics and economics, and he is a native Spanish speaker.