Rita Moriconi

As one of the 12 REACs -- Regional Managers -- worldwide, Rita Moriconi works for the Institute of International Education (IIE) under support from the Bureau of Educational Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State (ECA/P). Her responsibilities for EducationUSA are currently for the countries in South America's Southern Cone, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. She is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and has been a member of the Global EducationUSA network for 34 years and as a REAC for the past 18 years. Rita provides professional leadership, support, and assessment to the EducationUSA network of 73 offices in the Southern Cone, working with 92 EducationUSA advisers on topics about international student mobility and advancing ECA efforts in the region. Rita is the REAC overseeing the largest number of offices and EducationUSA advisers. Rita also works with the Public Affairs section at U.S. embassies and consulates in the Southern Cone (9 embassies and consulates) counseling them on student mobility trends, advising programs, partnerships, and providing guidance and training to EducationUSA advisers. Rita is a fan of international education, an active member of NAFSA, and has attracted many U.S. associations to travel to Southern Cone countries and establish governmental partnerships strengthening the mobility to and from the United States.