# Suzy George

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American attorney and foreign policy advisor

Suzy George Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of State In office January 20, 2021 – January 20, 2025 President Joe Biden Secretary Antony Blinken Preceded by Margaret Peterlin Succeeded by Michael Needham Executive Secretary and Chief of Staff of the United States National Security Council In office July 29, 2014 – January 20, 2017 President Barack Obama Preceded by Brian P. McKeon Succeeded by Keith Kellogg Personal details Education Mount Holyoke College (BA) George Washington University (JD)

**Suzy George** is an American attorney and foreign policy advisor who was selected to serve as the [chief of staff to the United States secretary of state](/source/Chief_of_Staff_to_the_United_States_Secretary_of_State) in the [Biden administration](/source/Biden_Administration).

## Education

George earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from [Mount Holyoke College](/source/Mount_Holyoke_College) and a [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) from the [George Washington University Law School](/source/George_Washington_University_Law_School).[1]

## Career

From 1990 to 1993, George worked for the [National Democratic Institute](/source/National_Democratic_Institute). From 1995 to 1997, she served as a special assistant and assistant counsel in the Office of the [Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations](/source/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_United_Nations).[2] From 1997 to 2001, George was deputy chief of staff to the United States secretary of state. George also worked in foreign policy and national security roles in the [Obama administration](/source/Obama_Administration), including chief of staff of the CIA's [Directorate of Operations.](/source/Directorate_of_Operations_(CIA))[3][4] She was appointed Executive Secretary and Chief of Staff of the [United States National Security Council](/source/United_States_National_Security_Council) in July 2014.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** jfrant (February 2, 2018). ["SUZY GEORGE"](https://www.ndi.org/people/suzy-george). *www.ndi.org*. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Strobel, Michael R. Gordon and Warren P. (January 18, 2021). ["Blinken's Ties to Biden Will Make Him a Unique Secretary of State"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/blinkens-ties-to-biden-will-make-him-an-unusual-secretary-of-state-11610985602). *Wall Street Journal*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0099-9660](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0099-9660). Retrieved January 19, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Lee | AP, Matthew. ["Biden fills out State Department team with Obama veterans"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/biden-fills-out-state-department-team-with-obama-veterans/2021/01/16/e5ffb6dc-57fb-11eb-acc5-92d2819a1ccb_story.html). *Washington Post*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0190-8286](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0190-8286). Retrieved January 18, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Anticipating Senate bottlenecks, Biden races to fill agency jobs"](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/02/biden-nominations-transition-442046). *POLITICO*. December 2, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["White House Announces New Executive Secretary / Chief of Staff for the National Security Council Staff"](https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/07/29/white-house-announces-new-executive-secretary-chief-staff-national-secur). 29 July 2014.

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