Tony Blinken

Tony Blinken

Advisor for National Security Policy for the Vice President of the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office January 20, 2009
Vice President	Joe Biden
Personal details
Born	April 16, 1962 (1962-04-16) (age 49)
Spouse(s)	Evan Ryan
Alma mater	Harvard College (B.A. 1984), Columbia Law School (J.D. 1988)

Antony John 'Tony' Blinken is the advisor for national security policy for Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States.^[1]

He served previously as a Senior Fellow at the Center for New American Security, Democratic Staff Director of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (from 2002 to 2008), and a member of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition team (from November 2008 to January 2009), among other positions.

Personal life

Blinken is married to Evan Ryan, Assistant for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison for Vice President Joseph R. Biden since November 2008.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Obama Taps Second Tier of Security Team, Bryan Bender, Boston Globe, December 23, 2008
^ Evan Ryan, WhoRunsGov, The Washington Post
^ WEDDINGS; Evan Ryan, Antony Blinken, The New York Times, March 3, 2002

External links

Antony J. Blinken at WhoRunsGov at The Washington Post
Appearances on C-SPAN
Works by or about Antony J. Blinken in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
Wedding announcement, The New York Times, March 3, 2002

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	Blinken, Tony
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Date of birth	April 16, 1962
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