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Suzy George | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of State | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Secretary | Antony Blinken |
| Preceded by | Margaret Peterlin |
| Succeeded by | Michael Needham |
| Executive Secretary and Chief of Staff of the United States National Security Council | |
| In office July 29, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Brian P. McKeon |
| Succeeded by | Keith Kellogg |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Mount Holyoke College (BA) George Washington University (JD) |
Suzanne George is an American attorney and foreign policy advisor who served as chief of staff to the United States secretary of state in the Biden administration.
Education
[edit]George earned a BA from Mount Holyoke College and a JD from George Washington University Law School.[1]
Career
[edit]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. After leaving government service, George joined the Albright Group, a strategic advisory firm founded by former secretary of state Madeleine Albright. George was one of the founders of the merged Albright Stonebridge Group, also serving as its Principal.[3]
George later worked in foreign policy and national security roles in the Obama administration, including deputy assistant to the president and chief of staff of the CIA's Directorate of Operations.[4][5] She was appointed executive secretary and chief of staff of the United States National Security Council in July 2014.[6]
After serving as the chief operating officer for the One Campaign from 2018 to 2021, George joined the Biden-Harris Transition team.[7]
She was appointed chief of staff to the United States secretary of state on January 20, 2021, serving until the end of the Biden administration in January 2025.
References
[edit]- ↑ jfrant (February 2, 2018). "SUZY GEORGE". www.ndi.org. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ↑ Strobel, Michael R. Gordon and Warren P. (January 18, 2021). "Blinken's Ties to Biden Will Make Him a Unique Secretary of State". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Suzy George". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2026-09-05.
- ↑ Lee | AP, Matthew. "Biden fills out State Department team with Obama veterans". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Anticipating Senate bottlenecks, Biden races to fill agency jobs". POLITICO. December 2, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ↑ "White House Announces New Executive Secretary / Chief of Staff for the National Security Council Staff". 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "The ONE Campaign hires Suzy George as Chief Operating Officer". ONE.org US. 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2026-09-05.