Jake Sullivan
Jacob Jeremiah Sullivan (born November 28, 1976) is an American politician who has been the 29th United States National Security Advisor since 2021.
Jake Sullivan | |
|---|---|
 Sullivan in 2021 | |
| 29th United States National Security Advisor | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Jonathan Finer |
| Preceded by | Robert C. O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Michael Waltz (designate) |
| National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States | |
| In office February 26, 2013 – August 1, 2014 | |
| Vice President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Antony Blinken |
| Succeeded by | Colin Kahl |
| Director of Policy Planning | |
| In office February 4, 2011 – February 15, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Anne-Marie Slaughter |
| Succeeded by | David McKean |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacob Jeremiah Sullivan 1976 (age 47–48) Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Education | Yale University (BA, JD) Magdalen College, Oxford (MPhil) |
Early life
changeSullivan was born in Burlington, Vermont[1] and grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[2] Sullivan studied at Yale University and at Magdalen College, Oxford.
Career
changeHe was the senior policy advisor to Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential election campaign and Deputy Chief of Staff at the Department of State.[3] Sullivan was the Montgomery Fellow at Dartmouth College and a senior fellow and Master in Public Policy faculty member at the Carsey School of Public Policy.
On November 23, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden announced that he wanted Sullivan to be his National Security Advisor.[4]
Personal life
changeIn 2015, Sullivan married lawyer Maggie Goodlander, who is a member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire [5] In 2023, Goodlander gave birth to a stillborn at a hotel room.[6]
References
change- ↑ Elise Labott, "The Sullivan Model", Foreign Policy, April 9, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ↑ Gihring, Tim (February 9, 2016). "'We just go to Jake': How a Southwest High grad became Hillary Clinton's go-to guy". MinnPost. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ↑ Nather, David (April 14, 2015). "Clinton names top 3 wonks for campaign Archived August 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine". Politico. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ↑ Pager, Tyler; Epstein, Jennifer; Mohsin, Saleha (November 22, 2020). "Biden to Name Longtime Aide Blinken as Secretary of State". Bloomberg News. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ↑ Kazarian, Grace; O'Keefe, Ed (May 9, 2024). "Maggie Goodlander, wife of national security adviser Jake Sullivan, launches congressional campaign in New Hampshire". CBS News. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ↑ Lerer, Lisa (May 20, 2024). "In a House Race in N.H., a Famous Spouse, and a Traumatic Pregnancy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
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