Katherine (Kate) Gorove

Katherine (Kate) Gorove is a Senior Counsel and Senior International Affairs Consultant at Lexpat Global Services.  Kate is a globally recognized culturally fluent senior lawyer and diplomat, having served with the U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Legal Adviser for over 25 years. She has a wealth of experience in advising on, drafting, negotiating, and litigating complex international legal issues. Kate has successfully concluded bilateral and multilateral agreements, crafted and negotiated solutions to complex international issues and disputes, and guided senior policymakers in times of crisis. Her areas of expertise includes human rights, international peace and security, global health security, maritime security, and business and human rights.

During her tenure at the State Department, in addition to her time in Washington, Kate served at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan, and was detailed to the U.S. Army School for Judge Advocate Generals where she co-edited a book on Rule of Law in complex environments. She also represented the United States for four years on the Board of Directors of a multi-stakeholder organization – the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Companies (PSCs) (“ICoCA”) – which provides a framework for oversight and monitoring of PSCs. She has taught multiple international law-related courses, including as a Fulbright professor at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary, a visiting professor at AU’s Washington College of Law, and on the law faculty at the University of Mississippi, as well as an adjunct at Johns Hopkins University, GWU Law, Georgetown Law, and the Washington College of Law. Prior to joining the State Department, she served as a legal counsel for the Government of Hungary in international court of justice’s Gabcikovo-Nagymaros Case.

Kate earned her J.D. from Columbia University and her M.Sc. from the London School of Economics.  She is a graduate of the University of Mississippi.