Archive · 5 Aug 2026
Anthropic Names Cuéllar First Global Affairs Chief Amid Regulation
Anthropic is a company that makes smart computer programs called AI.
The company hired a new important person named Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar.
His new job is to talk to governments around the world for the company.
His official title is Chief Global Affairs Officer, and this is the first time Anthropic has had this job.
He used to work for a former US president named Barack Obama.
He also helped make a law in California that requires AI companies to share their safety rules and report problems.
Governments are worried that AI could be used for harmful attacks on computers.
Because of these worries, the US government made a rule that stopped Anthropic from selling two of its AI models to people in other countries.
Cuéllar's job will be to help Anthropic work through these tricky rules.
Anthropic appointed Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar as its first Chief Global Affairs Officer, and he will report to Anthropic President Daniela Amodei.
Cuéllar will oversee Anthropic's relationships with the US government and the many countries where the company is expanding.
He previously served as a special assistant to former US President Barack Obama and was supporting Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust, from which he is stepping down.
Cuéllar previously supported California Senate Bill 53, which requires high-revenue AI developers to disclose safety standards and report significant incidents, with fines up to $1 million per violation.
The appointment comes as the Trump administration's export controls temporarily barred Anthropic from selling its Mythos 5 and Fable 5 AI models to foreign customers over national security concerns.
- Who
- Anthropic and its newly appointed Chief Global Affairs Officer, Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, who reports to President Daniela Amodei.
- What
- Cuéllar was appointed as Anthropic's first global affairs chief to oversee the company's relations with the US government and other countries amid AI regulation and national security concerns.
- When
- No specific date is given; the appointment follows 'earlier this year' disputes with the Pentagon and more recently imposed export controls.
- Where
- The United States, where Anthropic is based and has had a difficult relationship with the government, and the countries where the company is expanding.
- Why
- To navigate growing AI policy and regulatory challenges, including concerns over AI-powered cyberattacks, national security issues, and government oversight.
- New position
- First Chief Global Affairs Officer at Anthropic
- Reports to
- Anthropic President Daniela Amodei
- Previous government role
- Special assistant to former US President Barack Obama
- Long-Term Benefit Trust
- Cuéllar is stepping down; successor to be appointed to the four-member independent body
- Related legislation
- California Senate Bill 53 (SB 53), with fines up to $1 million per violation
- Export restrictions
- Mythos 5 and Fable 5 AI models temporarily barred from sale to foreign customers
- Pentagon dispute
- Reportedly blacklisted some Anthropic technology after a military contracts dispute
- Carnegie Endowment
- Co-chaired a task force on US national security and nuclear non-proliferation until July
