Monthly Archives: July 2011
Jeffrey Zients Deputy Director for Management and Chief Performance Officer Jeffry Zients is one of the highest-ranking leaders of the office that formulates, evaluates, and carries out the budget for U.S. activities. He plays an influential role in how the Obama administration funds foreign policy priorities. He has twenty years of business experience as a [...]
David Cohen Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (Acting) David S. Cohen is currently serving as the Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. In this role, Cohen is responsible for detecting and dismantling terrorist financing and financial networks. Cohen’s efforts to track, deter, and interrupt terrorist financing help carry out a critical [...]
John Bryson Secretary of Commerce As Secretary of Commerce, John Bryson is responsible for developing and ensuring America’s foreign and domestic economic interests. He is also responsible for reaching out and engaging the business community in expanding economic opportunities and improving market access, both domestically and internationally. Formerly the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President [...]
Kris M. Balderston Special Representative for Global Partnerships At the Global Partnership Initiative, Kris leads global public-private partnerships in support of the Secretary’s priorities, including two flagship initiatives launched in 2010, the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves and Partners for New Beginning, as well as two new endeavors in 2011 on diaspora engagement and investing [...]
Ambassador Princeton Lyman Special Envoy for Sudan In his new capacity, Ambassador Lyman will oversee the Administration’s support for full implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan, reduced tensions between northern and southern Sudan, the birth of an independent South Sudan on July 9, 2011, and a definitive end to the conflict in [...]
Victoria Nuland Spokesperson of the Department of State As the Department of State Spokesperson, Ambassador Victoria Nuland plays a critical role in communicating U.S. foreign policy to domestic and international audiences. She was previously the Special Envoy for Conventional Armed Forces in Europe and served on the faculty of the National War College (2008-2009). She [...]
Roberta S. Jacobson Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (acting) Roberta Jacobson is the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. Jacobson previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Canada, Mexico and NAFTA. Jacobson also served as Director of [...]
Wendy Sherman Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Wendy Sherman leads America’s public diplomacy outreach, which includes communications with international audiences, cultural programming, academic grants, educational exchanges, international visitor programs, and U.S. government efforts to confront ideological support for terrorism. Prior to this position, Sherman was the vice chair of the Albright Stonebridge [...]
William “Bill” Burns Deputy Secretary of State for Policy As Deputy Secretary of State for Policy, Mr. Burns will serve as the second ranking official at the State Department and will be responsible for helping the Secretary of State create and execute the most important foreign policy decisions. He previously served as the Under Secretary [...]
Jake Sullivan Director of Policy Planning As Director of Policy Planning, Jake Sullivan oversees what is known as the State Department’s “think tank.” The Policy Planning Staff is responsible for providing the Secretary of State with independent policy analysis and advice. These recommendations are based on long term strategic views of international trends and the [...]
