Anthony Harrington is chair of the Advisory Council of the Brazil Program at the Inter-American Dialogue. He was also chair of the Brazil Institute at Woodrow Wilson Center, as well as chair of the Managing Board and head of the Latin America practice at Albright Stonebridge Group, a leading strategic advisory and commercial diplomacy firm.

Ambassador Harrington served as U.S. ambassador to Brazil from 1999 to 2001, having been nominated by President Bill Clinton and confirmed by the U.S. Senate with bipartisan support in a record twelve days. During his tenure, he carried out a mandate to elevate the level of bilateral relations between the United States and Brazil and worked closely with both U.S. and Brazilian companies to strengthen business and economic ties. In recognition of his accomplishments, he received the Order of Rio Branco, Grand Cross from the Government of Brazil.

Previously, Harrington was a senior corporate attorney with Hogan Lovells and a co-founder, director, and investor in companies within the communications industry. He also served as chairman of the President’s Intelligence Oversight Board, vice chairman of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, and as a member of the congressionally created Commission on the Roles and Capabilities of the U.S. Intelligence Community.

Ambassador Harrington is chair emeritus of the Brazil-U.S. Business Council. He received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Morehead Scholar and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law.