Fresh of her high-profile role as U.S. commerce secretary, Raimondo will join the Council on Foreign Relations.

The Council on Foreign Relations announced former U.S. secretary of commerce and governor of Rhode Island Gina Raimondo, will join the CFR.

The Council on Foreign Relations, an influential research organization founded in 1922, announced Monday that Raimondo will join the group as a distinguished fellow. While the organization is headquartered in New York City, Raimondo will be based at its office in Washington, D.C.

Former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo will join the Council on Foreign Relations as a distinguished fellow and co-chair of a new task force on economic security, the think tank announced Monday.

Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and governor of Gina Raimondo has joined the Council on Foreign Relations as a distinguished fellow based at its Washington, D.C. office, the council announced Monday.