Suzy George Explained

Suzy George
Office:7th Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of State
President:Joe Biden
Term Start:January 20, 2021
Predecessor:Margaret Peterlin
Office1:Executive Secretary and Chief of Staff of the United States National Security Council
President1:Barack Obama
Term Start1:July 29, 2014
Term End1:January 20, 2017
Predecessor1:Brian P. McKeon
Successor1:Keith Kellogg
Education:Mount Holyoke College (BA)
George Washington University (JD)
1Blankname:Secretary
1Namedata:Antony Blinken

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 Biden administration.

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 CIA's Directorate of Operations.[3] [4] She was appointed Executive Secretary and Chief of Staff of the United States National Security Council in July 2014.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: jfrant. 2018-02-02. SUZY GEORGE. 2021-01-18. www.ndi.org. en.
  2. News: Strobel. Michael R. Gordon and Warren P.. 2021-01-18. Blinken's Ties to Biden Will Make Him a Unique Secretary of State. en-US. Wall Street Journal. 2021-01-19. 0099-9660.
  3. News: Lee AP. Matthew. Biden fills out State Department team with Obama veterans. en-US. Washington Post. 2021-01-18. 0190-8286.
  4. Web site: Anticipating Senate bottlenecks, Biden races to fill agency jobs. 2021-01-18. POLITICO. 2 December 2020 . en.
  5. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/07/29/white-house-announces-new-executive-secretary-chief-staff-national-secur