Kristen Silverberg

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Assistant Secretary of State Kristen Silverberg
Assistant Secretary of State Kristen Silverberg

Kristen Silverberg is the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations for the United States government. She is in charge of the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, a part of the State Department.

Prior to her appointment, Silverberg served in the following positions in the White House:

  • Special Assistant to the President in the Office of the Chief of Staff
  • Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Advisor to the Chief of Staff [1]

Silverberg also served as Senior Adviser to Paul Bremer when he was Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq - reportedly "because she was interested in the work, and not at the behest of the White House" [2]. She has been described as a "rising star" [3] in the White House, as "one of the White House's most trusted behind-the-scenes aides" [2] and as "extra eyes and ears" [4] to Andrew Card. Conversely, President Bush's choice to nominate her as Assistant Secretary of State has been criticized, on the grounds that she has had little foreign policy experience [5], she did however serve as a volunteer for the Bush 2000 campaign.

Prior to coming to work for the White House, Silverberg served as a law clerk, first to Appellate Court Judge David B. Sentelle, and later to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Silverberg is a graduate of Harvard University (having resided in Leverett House) and The University of Texas School of Law. While at law school, she wrote an article (PDF) in 2002 encouraging fellow alumni to seek legal careers in government.

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  1. ^ whitehouse.gov - Biography of Kristen Silverberg
  2. ^ a b Bush Concerned by Iraq Looting, but Confident in Plan (washingtonpost.com)
  3. ^ Iraq Hits a Flashing Red Light
  4. ^ (missing page)
  5. ^ (missing page)

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