Reta Jo Lewis

Short Biography

Reta Jo Lewis is an attorney, a diplomat, and businesswoman. Lewis announced her candidacy for Mayor of the District of Columbia on July 2, 2013. Previously, Lewis was appointed Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of State in January 2010. As part of Secretary Hillary Clinton's 21st Century Statecraft, Special Representative Lewis' office was responsible for serving the global needs of U.S. intergovernmental officials and the entities they represent. Lewis was tasked to build and enhance relationships between state and local officials in the U.S. and their foreign counterparts around the world. She also promoted effective local governance and local capacity building efforts and served as a point of entry for the global needs and goals of U.S. state and local officials. She reported directly to the Secretary of State.