Who's Who
Tammy Duckworth: Resigned, Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Veterans AffairsArturo Valenzuela
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State Department Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs |
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Confirmed: Nov. 5, 2009 Nominated: June 8, 2009 Announced: May 12, 2009 |
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Bio
- Age: 68
- Education: Columbia University, PhD; Drew University, BA
- From: Washington, DC
- Ethnicity: Hispanic
- Gender: Male
Most recently a professor of government at Georgetown University, Valenzuela served at the White House National Security Council during the Clinton administration.
Last Job
- Georgetown University, professor of government and director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
Other Jobs
- Duke University, professor of political science and director of Council on Latin American Studies
- State Department, deputy assistant secretary for Inter-American Affairs
- White House, special assistant to the president and senior director for Inter-American Affairs at the National Security Council
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