Jack Lew
Jacob Joseph "Jack" Lew (born August 29, 1955) is an American politician, lawyer and diplomat who was the U.S. Ambassador to Israel from 2023 until 2025. He was the 76th Secretary of the Treasury from 2013 to 2017. He was also the 25th White House Chief of Staff from 2012 to 2013. Lew previously was Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Clinton and Obama Administrations. He is a member of the Democratic party.
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| United States Ambassador to Israel | |
| In office November 5, 2023 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Thomas R. Nides |
| Succeeded by | Mike Huckabee (nominee) |
| 76th United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
| In office February 28, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Neal S. Wolin Mary J. Miller (acting) Sarah Bloom Raskin |
| Preceded by | Timothy Geithner |
| Succeeded by | Steven Mnuchin |
| 25th White House Chief of Staff | |
| In office January 27, 2012 – January 25, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | William Daley |
| Succeeded by | Denis McDonough |
| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | |
| In office November 18, 2010 – January 27, 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Zients (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey Zients (Acting) |
| In office May 21, 1998 – January 19, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Franklin Raines |
| Succeeded by | Mitch Daniels |
| Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources | |
| In office January 28, 2009 – November 18, 2010 | |
| Secretary | Hillary Clinton |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Nides |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacob Joseph Lew August 29, 1955 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Schwartz |
| Alma mater | Carleton College Harvard University Georgetown University Law Center |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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United States Secretary of Treasury Nomination
On January 10, 2013, Lew was nominated to become United States Secretary of the Treasury[1] during Obama's second term replacing Timothy Geithner, who retired. He was confirmed for being the next secretary of the treasury by the United States Senate on February 27, 2013.
Ambassadorship
On September 5, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Lew to serve as United States ambassador to Israel.[2] On October 31, 2023, Lew was confirmed as Ambassador to Israel by a vote of 53 to 43 along party lines, with only Republican Senators Rand Paul and Lindsey Graham voting to approve his nomination.[3]
Jack Lew Media
Lew with former Chair of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen at the Combined Press Information Center in Baghdad, July 27, 2010.
Lew meeting with President Barack Obama and the Legislative Affairs Director Rob Nabors
New signature on the 2013 dollar banknotes of Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew.
Lew’s official Treasury portrait, 2013
Lew is sworn as Secretary of the Treasury by Vice President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House, February 28, 2013.
Jack Lew and Israeli president Isaac Herzog at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem on July 3, 2024
Lew, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on August 19, 2024
References
- ↑ Jackie Calmes (January 10, 2013). Lew Would Complete Transformation of Obama’s Economic Team. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/11/us/politics/lew-to-complete-change-of-obamas-economic-team.html?hpw&_r=0. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ↑ (in en-US) President Biden Announces Jacob J Lew as Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Israel. September 5, 2023. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/09/05/president-biden-announces-jacob-j-lew-as-nominee-for-ambassador-extraordinary-and-plenipotentiary-to-the-state-of-israel/. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Senate confirms Jack Lew as U.S. ambassador to Israel". MSN. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
Other websites
- Chief of Staff Jack Lew Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine at The White House
- Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
- Appearances on Charlie Rose programs
- Appearances at the Internet Movie Database
- Collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- Collected news and commentary at The Wall Street Journal
- Works by or about Jack Lew in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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