Agriculture
Sara Bleich '00CC, senior advisor, COVID-19, Department of Agriculture
Arts, Humanities, and Media
Peter Cook '89GSAPP, member, Commission on Fine Arts
Beverly Gage '04GSAS, member, National Council on the Humanities
Tom Rothman '80LAW, member, board of directors, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Security
Adil Ahmed '09CC, attorney advisor, Office of the General Counsel, Department of the Army
Alice Albright '85SIPA, chief executive officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Caroline Baxter '09SIPA, deputy assistant secretary of defense for force education and training, Department of Defense
Antony Blinken '88LAW, secretary of state
Herbert Block '87CC, commission member, US Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad
Asha Castleberry-Hernandez '12SIPA senior adviser, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State
Raphael Chavez-Fernandez '19SIPA, deputy assistant secretary for intergovernmental affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs
Julie J. Chung '96SIPA, acting assistant secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State
Camille P. Dawson '99SIPA, deputy assistant secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Jeffrey DeLaurentis '78SIPA, acting alternate rep. for special political affairs, US Mission to the United Nations
Margot Ellis '77BUS, acting assistant administrator, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, US Agency for International Development
Gabriel Escobar '90CC, deputy assistant secretary for European and Eurasian affairs, Department of State
Kevin Fashola '17SIPA, special assistant, international security affairs, Department of Defense
Dan Feldman '94LAW, chief of staff and counselor to special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry, Department of State
Daniel Foote '86CC, special envoy for Haiti
Eric Garcetti '92CC, '95SIPA, ambassador to India
Ellen Germain '87GSAS, special envoy for holocaust issues
Ruben Harutunian '05CC, chargé d’affaires ad interim, US Embassy in Belarus
Amy Holman '87SIPA, deputy assistant secretary, Bureau of African Affairs
Nicole Mavis Isaac '04SIPA, commissioner, US Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad
Lisa A. Johnson '91SIPA, deputy assistant secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Colin H. Kahl '00GSAS, under secretary of defense for policy, Department of Defense
Caroline Kennedy '88LAW, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Commonwealth of Australia
Jennifer R. Littlejohn '01SIPA, deputy director, policy planning staff, Department of State
Nancy McEldowney '86SIPA, national security adviser to Vice President Harris
Brett McGurk '99LAW, coordinator, Middle East and North Africa, National Security Council
Kasia Mendelsohn '91BC, '96SIPA, acting deputy administrator for defense nuclear nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration
Mikaela Meredith '88SIPA, Uzbekistan mission director, US Agency for International Development
Jonathan E. Meyer '92LAW, general counsel, Department of Homeland Security
Kin W. Moy '90SIPA, senior bureau official, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
Peter Natiello '90SIPA, acting assistant administrator, Latin America and Caribbean Bureau, US Agency for International Development
Teddy Nemeroff '09LAW, director, international cyber policy, National Security Council
Anne Neuberger '05BUS, '05SIPA, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology, National Security Council
Leslie Ordeman '98GS, '99SIPA, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy in Libya
Jung H. Pak '06GSAS, deputy assistant secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
Won Palisoul '16SPS, special assistant to the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, Department of Defense
Robert Paschall '93CC, principal deputy assistant secretary, international affairs, Department of Homeland Security
David Pekoske '89SIPA, acting secretary, Department of Homeland Security
Pamela N. Phan '00LAW, acting special representative for commercial and business affairs, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State
Dafna H. Rand '09GSAS, director, Office of Foreign Assistance, Department of State
Michael Raynor '86SIPA, ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau
Veena Reddy '95LAW, India and Bhutan mission director, US Agency for International Development
Mira K. Resnick '05GSAS, deputy assistant secretary for Regional Security Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State
Julissa Reynoso Pantaleon '01LAW, ambassador to Spain
Kimberly Rosen '00SIPA, deputy assistant administrator, Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation, US Agency for International Development
Deborah Rosenblum '89SIPA, assistant secretary for nuclear, chemical, and biological defense, Department of Defense
Allison Schwier '12SEAS, acting science and technology advisor, Office of the Science and Technology Adviser
Robert P. Storch '85LAW, inspector general of the Department of Defense
Mark Stroh '00JRN, senior bureau official, Bureau of Global Public Affairs, Department of State
Kevin Sturr '85CC, Southern Africa deputy mission director, US Agency for International Development
John Sullivan '85LAW, ambassador to Russia
Puneet Talwar '90SIPA, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Morocco
Margaret L. Taylor '02LAW, general counsel, US Agency for International Development
Rebecca Wexler '11SIPA, special advisor, Office of the Administrator, US Agency for International Development
Daniel E. White '20SIPA, special assistant, strategy, plans, and capabilities, Department of Defense
Oren Whyche-Shaw '77BUS, US Director of the African Development Bank
Economics, Finance, Commerce, and Labor
Felton C. Booker '06BUS, '06LAW, deputy assistant secretary for financial institutions policy, Department of the Treasury
Lea M. Bouzis '00SIPA, acting executive director of the United States, World Bank Group
Daniel E. Coates '90GSAS, senior advisor, Office of the Acting Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency
Anne Driscoll '88SIPA, acting assistant secretary for industry analysis, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce
Jonathan Feigelson '88SIPA, '89LAW, general counsel, Export-Import Bank of the United States
Eric Froman '03LAW, assistant general counsel for banking and finance, Department of the Treasury
Ben Harris '03GSAS, assistant secretary for economic policy, Department of the Treasury
Ryan Jacobs '19BUS, chief speechwriter and senior advisor, Department of the Treasury
Maria Fabiana Jorge '00BUS, alternate executive director, Inter-American Development Bank
Satyam Khanna '12LAW, senior policy advisor for climate and ESG, Securities and Exchange Commission
Jennifer Knight '01BUS, deputy assistant secretary for textiles, consumer goods, and materials, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce
Neil Mehrotra '13GSAS, deputy assistant secretary for macroeconomics, Office of Economic Policy, Department of the Treasury
Sarah Morgenthau '85BC, '91LAW, deputy assistant secretary for travel and tourism industry and analysis, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce
Jennifer Sun '02GSAPP, member, Community Development Advisory Board
Tiffany Townsend '07SPS, senior advisor, Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, US Small Business Administration
Arun Venkataraman '99LAW, director general, United States and Foreign Commercial Service, and assistant secretary, global markets, Department of Commerce
Energy and Environment
Travis Annatoyn '10LAW, deputy solicitor, energy and mineral resources, Department of the Interior
Sue Biniaz '83LAW, international negotiations lead, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, Department of State
Dimple Chaudhary '05LAW, deputy general counsel, Nationwide Resource Protection Programs, Environmental Protection Agency
Matt Christiansen '07CC, general counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Jose W. Fernandez '80LAW, under secretary of state, economic growth, energy, and the environment
Radhika Fox '95CC, assistant administrator for water, Environmental Protection Agency
Lindsay Hamilton '07SIPA, associate administrator for public affairs, Environmental Protection Agency
Kathryn Isom-Clause '09LAW, deputy assistant secretary for Indian affairs, Department of the Interior
Krystal Laymon '12SIPA, deputy director for climate resilience, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Brenda Mallory '83LAW, chair, Council on Environmental Quality
Monica Medina '86LAW, assistant secretary, Bureau and Oceans and International Environmental and Science Affairs, Department of State
Shara Mohtadi '14CC, '15SIPA, chief of staff, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy
Pamela Quinlan '05CC, '12SPS, chief of staff, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Narayan Subramanian '13SEAS, '20LAW, legal adviser, Office of General Counsel, Department of Energy
Shuchi Talati '10GSAS, chief of staff, Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy
Christy Veeder '09GSAS, senior advisor, Office of Energy Jobs , Department of Energy
Celeste Zumwalt '21SIPA, briefing book coordinator, Department of the Interior
Executive Office of the President
Caroline Bettinger-López '03LAW, special advisor, Gender Policy Council
Sharon Block '87CC, associate administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Kimberly Chang '95CC, commissioner to the president’s advisory commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
Michael Fuchs '04CC, deputy chief of staff to Vice President Kamala Harris
Pronita Gupta '96SIPA, special assistant to the president for labor and workers, Domestic Policy Council
Chris Inglis '77SEAS, national cyber director
Hetal Jain '04SIPA, director for private sector engagement, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Karine Jean-Pierre '03SIPA, White House principal deputy press secretary
Ashish Jha '92CC, White House COVID-19 response coordinator
Kevin Kim '99LAW, commissioner to the president’s advisory commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
Patrick Meyers '15SIPA, researcher, White House Office of Presidential Personnel
Chris DeRusha '09SIPA, federal chief information security officer, US Office of Management and Budget
Jennifer Sokoler '10LAW, associate counsel, White House Counsel’s Office
Justice and Equity
Jasmine Bolton '14LAW, senior counsel, Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education
Nusrat Jahan Choudhury '93CC, judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
John H. Chun '91CC, judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
Cindy K. Chung '02LAW, attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania
Kristen Clarke '00LAW, assistant attorney general for civil rights, Department of Justice
Samantha D. Elliott '06LAW, judge, United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Caroline Fredrickson '92LAW, commissioner, Presidential Commission on SCOTUS
Jacquelyn M. Kasulis '03LAW, acting United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York
Charles Kitcher '03CC, '06LAW, associate general counsel, Federal Election Commission
Jennifer Klein '90LAW, co-chair/executive director, White House Gender Policy Council
Nicholas McQuaid '05LAW, acting assistant attorney general, Department of Justice
Trevor W. Morrison '98LAW, commissioner, Presidential Commission on SCOTUS
Richard B. Myrus '84CC, acting United States attorney for the district of Rhode Island
David L. Neal '89LAW, director, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice
David Newman '02CC, associate deputy attorney general, Department of Justice
Myrna Pérez '03LAW, judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Veronica S. Rossman '93CC, judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Jocelyn Samuels '81SIPA, '82LAW, vice chair, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Alexander M.M. Uballez '11LAW, US attorney, district of New Mexico
Michael Waldman '82CC, member, Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States
Bobby Watts '94PH, member, COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force
Transportation
Amit Bose '94CC, '95SIPA, acting administrator, Federal Railroad Administration
Subash Iyer '07CC, chief counsel, Federal Transit Administration
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This article was originally published in May 2021. It was last updated in March 2022.
