Eric Schwartz
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State Department Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration |
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Confirmed: June 19, 2009 Nominated: May 6, 2009 Announced: April 23, 2009 |
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Bio
- Age: 54
- Education: New York University, JD; Princeton University, MPA; State University of New York at Binghamton, BA
- From: Washington, DC
- Ethnicity: Caucasian
- Gender: Male
Schwartz is executive director of the Connect U.S. Fund, a foundation focused on foreign and international affairs. He has previously served in various positions at the United Nations and on the White House National Security Council during the Clinton administration.
Obama Campaign/Transition
- Obama Transition Team, team leader, U.S. mission to the UN review team; group member, national security policy working group
Last Job
- Connect U.S. Fund, executive director
Other Jobs
- United Nations, deputy special envoy for tsunami recovery, deputy high commissioner
- White House National Security Council, special assistant to the president and senior director for multilateral and humanitarian affairs
- U.S. House of Representatives, staff consultant, Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs
Connections
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