Paula Adamo DeSutter (born 1958) was United States Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation from 2002 to 2009. DeSutter was educated at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, receiving a B.A. in political science in 1979, and an M.A. in economics in 1983. She then attended the University of Southern California and received an M.A. in international relations.