Suzy George

Suzy George is an American attorney and foreign policy advisor who was selected to serve as the Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of State in the incoming Biden administration.

Suzy George
Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of State
Assumed office
January 20, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
LeaderTony Blinken
Preceded byMargaret Peterlin (2018)
Personal details
EducationMount Holyoke College (BA)
George Washington University (JD)

Education

George earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Holyoke College and a Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School.[1]

Career

From 1990 to 1993, George worked for the National Democratic Institute. From 1995 to 1997, she served as a special assistant and assistant counsel in the Office of the Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations.[2] From 1997 to 2001, George was deputy chief of staff to the United States Secretary of State. George also worked in foreign policy and national security roles in the Obama administration, including chief of staff of the Directorate of Operations.[3][4]

References
  1. jfrant (2018-02-02). "SUZY GEORGE". www.ndi.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  2. Strobel, Michael R. Gordon and Warren P. (2021-01-18). "Blinken's Ties to Biden Will Make Him a Unique Secretary of State". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  3. Lee | AP, Matthew. "Biden fills out State Department team with Obama veterans". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  4. "Anticipating Senate bottlenecks, Biden races to fill agency jobs". POLITICO. Retrieved 2021-01-18.


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