Catherine M. Russell

Catherine M. Russell
Chief of Staff to the Second Lady of the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office January 20, 2009
Vice President	Joe Biden
Personal details
Spouse(s)	Tom Donilon
Children	two
Residence	Washington, D.C.
Alma mater	The George Washington University Law School

Catherine M. Russell has been appointed to be Chief of Staff to Jill Biden, spouse of Vice President of the United States Joe Biden. ^[1] She was an Associate Deputy Attorney General in the Clinton Administration. She is a graduate of The George Washington University Law School.

Personal life

She is married to Tom Donilon, who was the Chief of Staff in former President Bill Clinton’s State Department and currently National Security Adviser to President Barack Obama.^[1]^[2] Her brother-in-law is Mike Donilon, a lawyer and political consultant who serves as Counselor to Vice-President Joe Biden.

References

^ ^a ^b Profiles. "Catherine Russell: Why She Matters", "whorunsgov.com".
^ Vogel, Kenneth P."15 Obama administration power couples", "Politico", June 15, 2009.

External links

Catherine M. Russell at WhoRunsGov at The Washington Post
Appearances on C-SPAN

Joe Biden's Office of the Vice President

Position	Appointee	Position	Appointee
Chief of Staff to the Vice President	Bruce Reed	Chief of Staff to the Second Lady	Catherine Russell
Counsel to the Vice President	Cynthia Hogan	Director of Administration for the Office of the Vice President	Moises Vela
Counselor to the Vice President	Mike Donilon	Domestic Policy Adviser to the Vice President	Terrell McSweeny
Assistant to the Vice President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison	Evan Ryan	Chief Economist and Economic Policy Adviser to the Vice President	Jared Bernstein
Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Communications	Jay Carney	Press Secretary to the Vice President	Elizabeth Alexander
Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President	Alan Hoffman	Deputy Press Secretary to the Vice President	Annie Tomasini
Deputy National Security Adviser to the Vice President	Brian McKeon	Director of Legislative Affairs	Sudafi Henry
Residence Manager and Social Secretary for the Vice President and Second Lady	Carlos Elizondo	Director of Communications for the Second Lady	Courtney O’Donnell
National Security Adviser to the Vice President	Tony Blinken

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Name	Russell, Catherine M.
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