Catherine M. Russell

Cathy Russell


United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
Incumbent
Assumed office August 26, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to the Second Lady of the United States
In office January 20, 2009 – August 26, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	???
Succeeded by	Sheila Nix
Personal details
Born	1961 (age 54–55)
Spouse(s)	Tom Donilon
Children	2
Alma mater	Boston College George Washington University

Catherine M. Russell (born 1961) is the United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, appointed on May 8, 2013.^[1]

Career

Russell began her career on Capitol Hill, as Counsel and then Senior Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). She then served as Staff Director to the Senate Judiciary Committee under Chairman Joseph Biden (D-De).^[2]^[3]

Russell served as Associate Deputy Attorney General to Janet Reno. She worked as senior adviser to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where she specialized in international women’s issues.

Russell is a longtime adviser to Vice President Joe Biden’s wife, Jill Biden. During the 2008 presidential campaign, Russell was tapped to serve as chief of staff to then-second lady-elect Jill Biden. She then served as Chief of Staff to the spouse of Vice President of the United States from January 2009.^[2]

Education

Russell graduated from Boston College and received her J.D. from The George Washington University.^[4]

Personal life

Russell is married to Tom Donilon, who is the former National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama.^[2]^[5] Her brother-in-law is Mike Donilon, a lawyer and political consultant who serves as Counselor to Vice President Joe Biden.

References

↑ Catherine M. Russell - U.S. Department of State biography
1 2 3 Who Runs Government. "Catherine Russell: Why She Matters" Archived February 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine., "whorunsgov.com".
↑ The George Washington University. "Building the New Administration:White House Staff--Biographies as provided by the Transition*", "George Washington University".
↑ "Catherine Russell." The Washington Post, July 26, 2012.
↑ Vogel, Kenneth P."15 Obama administration power couples", "Politico", June 15, 2009.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Catherine M. Russell.

Appearances on C-SPAN

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Melanne Verveer	United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues 2013–present	Incumbent

Joe Biden's Office of the Vice President

Position	Appointee
Chief of Staff to the Vice President	Steve Ricchetti
Counsel to the Vice President	Cynthia Hogan
Counselor to the Vice President	Mike Donilon
Assistant to the Vice President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison	Evan Ryan
Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Communications	Shailagh Murray
Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President	Shailagh Murray
Deputy National Security Adviser to the Vice President	Brian McKeon
Residence Manager and Social Secretary for the Vice President and Second Lady	Carlos Elizondo
National Security Adviser to the Vice President	Colin Kahl

Position	Appointee
Chief of Staff to the Second Lady	Catherine M. Russell
Director of Administration for the Office of the Vice President	Moises Vela
Domestic Policy Adviser to the Vice President	Terrell McSweeny
Chief Economist and Economic Policy Adviser to the Vice President	Jared Bernstein
Press Secretary to the Vice President	Elizabeth Alexander
Deputy Press Secretary to the Vice President	Annie Tomasini
Director of Legislative Affairs	Sudafi Henry
Director of Communications for the Second Lady	Courtney O’Donnell

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.