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 The Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State is the coordinator of the supporting staff and primary aide to the United States Secretary of State. Suzy George has served as chief of staff since the start of the Biden administration. List of Chief ...

in the Biden administration.

Education

George earned a bachelor of arts degree from

Mount Holyoke College Mount Holyoke College is a private liberal arts women's college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It is the oldest member of the historic Seven Sisters colleges, a group of elite historically women's colleges in the Northeastern United States. ...

and a

juris doctor The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...

from the

George Washington University Law School The George Washington University Law School (GW Law) is the law school of George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. Established in 1865, GW Law is the oldest top law school in the national capital. GW Law offers the largest range of cou ...

Career

From 1990 to 1993, George worked for the

National Democratic Institute The National Democratic Institute (NDI), or National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, is a non-profit American NGO that works with partners in developing countries to increase the effectiveness of democratic institutions. The NDI's ...

. 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. 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 Barack Obama's tenure as the 44th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2009, and ended on January 20, 2017. A Democrat from Illinois, Obama took office following a decisive victory over Republican ...

, including chief of staff of the CIA's Directorate of Operations.

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Mount Holyoke College alumni George Washington University Law School alumni United States Department of State officials Obama administration personnel Biden administration personnel {{US-gov-bio-stub