Jake Sullivan
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 |
| 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) |
Jacob Jeremiah Sullivan (born November 28, 1976) is an American politician who has been the 29th United States National Security Advisor since 2021.
Early life
[change | change source]Sullivan was born in Burlington, Vermont[1] and grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[2] Sullivan studied at Yale University and at Magdalen College, Oxford.
Career
[change | change source]He 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
[change | change source]In 2015, Sullivan married lawyer Maggie Goodlander, who is a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024.[5] In 2023, Goodlander gave birth to a stillborn at a hotel room.[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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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