Catherine M. Russell

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Catherine "Cathy" M. Russell
Chief of Staff to the Second Lady of the United States
In office January 20, 2009 – 2013
Vice President	Joe Biden
Succeeded by	Sheila Nix
Personal details
Spouse(s)	Tom Donilon
Children	two
Residence	Washington, D.C.
Alma mater	Boston College, The George Washington University Law School

Catherine M. Russell is the United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, appointed on May 8, 2013.^[1]

Career

Russell began her career on Capitol Hill, as Counsel and then Senior Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). She then served as Staff Director to the Senate Judiciary Committee under Chairman Joseph Biden (D-De).^[2]^[3]

Russell served as Associate Deputy Attorney General to Janet Reno. She worked as senior adviser to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where she specialized in international women’s issues.

Russell is a longtime adviser to Vice President Joe Biden’s wife, Jill Biden. During the 2008 presidential campaign, Russell was tapped to serve as chief of staff to then-second lady-elect Jill Biden. She then served as Chief of Staff to the spouse of Vice President of the United States from January 2009.^[2]

Personal life

Russell is married to Tom Donilon, who is the former National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama.^[2]^[4] Her brother-in-law is Mike Donilon, a lawyer and political consultant who serves as Counselor to Vice President Joe Biden.

Education

Russell graduated from Boston College and received her J.D. from The George Washington University.^[5]

References

↑ Catherine M. Russell - U.S. Department of State biography
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Who Runs Government. "Catherine Russell: Why She Matters", "whorunsgov.com".
↑ The George Washington University. "Building the New Administration:White House Staff--Biographies as provided by the Transition*", "George Washington University".
↑ Vogel, Kenneth P."15 Obama administration power couples", "Politico", June 15, 2009.
↑ "Catherine Russell." The Washington Post, July 26, 2012.

External links

Catherine M. Russell collected news and commentary 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 M. 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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