| 1. Manisha is from India and hails from Uttar Pradesh. |
| 2. She relocated to Florida in the USA with her family when she was young. |
| 3. During high school, she participated in the "Congressional Classroom" program and visited Washington. |
| 4. Before returning to D.C., she worked at a law firm in Pennsylvania. |
| 5. Her introduction to Capitol Hill began while working for Sen. Sullivan on the Senate Side's Foreign Relations Committee. |
| 6. Her father was a professor in Lake Alfred, Florida. |
| 7. She graduated from college at the age of 19. |
| 8. She speaks fluent Hindi. |
| 9. She made the economic empowerment of women a key part of her State Department portfolio. |
| 10. She was unanimously confirmed by the Senate for her Assistant Secretary position. |
