Andrew O'Brien is the Special Representative for Global Partnerships in the U.S. Secretary of State's Office of

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at the

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. He was appointed to this position on May 20, 2013. Previously, O'Brien served as Secretary

John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and diplomat who currently serves as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party (Unite ...

's Massachusetts State Director in the

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since 2007, reprising a role he had served in from 2003 to 2005. Prior to that, O'Brien worked on

Thomas M. Menino Thomas Michael Menino (December 27, 1942 – October 30, 2014) was an American politician who served as the 53rd mayor of Boston, from 1993 to 2014. He was the city's longest-serving mayor. He was elected mayor in 1993 after first serving three ...

's successful campaign for Mayor of Boston in 1993. O'Brien served as a Special Assistant to the Mayor for several years and was later appointed Executive Director of the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services. Later in his career at Boston City Hall, O'Brien served as a Special Assistant to the Director of the

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. He went on to serve as Chief of Staff to the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission. And, in the academic years of 2005/2006 and 2006/2007, O'Brien served as Deputy Chancellor of the

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. O'Brien also worked in several capacities throughout the course of Secretary Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign where he spent time across the country, particularly in Iowa, New Hampshire, Ohio, as well as at the

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in Boston. In 2007, O'Brien was named one of the city's Ten Outstanding Young Leaders by the Boston Jaycees. Andrew O'Brien holds a bachelor's degree from the

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, and a Master of Public Administration degree from

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