Dilpreet Sidhu is the Deputy Mayor of International Affairs for Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States, where she advances Los Angeles’ international relations, international trade and investment, and preparations for major global events, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. She has fifteen years of experience in foreign policy and national security and has held senior positions at the Department of State, the Department of Defense, and the National Security Council at the White House. Immediately prior to her current role, she was concurrently Special Assistant to the President, Deputy Chief of Staff, and Executive Secretary of the National Security Council. She received a B.A. in English literature and religious studies from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. She is a term member with the Council on Foreign Relations and a Strategy and Statecraft Fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies.