Rodney Bent
Professional Staff Member, Appropriations Committee
United States House of Representatives

Rodney Bent joined the House Appropriations Committee in mid-April of 2004. Before joining the House of Representatives, Mr. Bent worked with the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), which was the temporary governing body designated by the United Nations as the lawful government of Iraq until Iraq assumed sovereignty. While working with the CPA, Mr. Bent was the Senior Advisor for Ministry of Planning & Development Cooperation, Senior Advisor for the Ministry of Finance, and lead the CPA's Office of Management and Budget. From 1983 to 2003, Mr. Bent worked with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). He joined the International Affairs Division of OMB in 1986 and lead the division in 1998. In 1982, Mr. Bent was the Assistant Vice President of Bankers Trust in New York City, NY. Mr. Bent also worked with the U.S. Department of Treasury, within the International Affairs Division, from 1978 to 1982.

Mr. Bent received his BA and MBA from Cornell University and his MA from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.