David S. Adams (born 1961) was the

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of the

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. He was appointed to this position in August 2011. Previously he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for House Affairs. Before this he served for 24 years on the staff of

Gary L. Ackerman Gary Leonard Ackerman (born November 19, 1942) is an American retired politician and former U.S. Representative from New York, serving from 1983 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. On March 15, 2012, Ackerman announced that he wou ...

a member of the United States House. Adams has a BA from the

University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from H ...

, an MA from American University and an MBA from

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United States Government bio of Adams
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, David S. 1961 births Living people University of Connecticut alumni American University alumni Loyola University Maryland alumni United States Assistant Secretaries of State