Barbara Ann Clay, ICANN's Vice President for Communications, has an extensive background in international communications. She served in the top communications positions at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London and at Transparency International in Berlin. As Director of Public Affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department, she was the lead media spokesperson on international economic issues. She also served as Communications Director at the Ways and Means Committee in the U.S. Congress and as the spokesperson for the White House Office of Management and Budget.