Bathsheba Nell Crocker
Bathsheba "Sheba" Nell Crocker (born 1968)[1] is a U.S. diplomat. From 2014 to 2017, Crocker served as the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs.[2]
Bathsheba Nell Crocker | |
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| Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs | |
| In office September 19, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Theodore Allegra Tracey Ann Jacobson |
| Preceded by | Esther Brimmer |
| Succeeded by | Tracey Ann Jacobson (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 (age 51–52) |
| Residence | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Alma mater | Stanford University (B.A.) Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
Education
Crocker received a bachelor of arts from Stanford University, a master of arts from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.[2]
Career
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Crocker was an International Affairs Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations from 2002 to 2003.[2] From 2003 to 2005, Crocker worked at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project as a Fellow and Co-Director.[2][3] Crocker was also the Deputy Chief of Staff at the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, from 2005 to 2007.[3] Afterwards, she was the Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support at the UN Peacebuilding Support Office, from 2007 to 2008. From 2008 to 2009, Crocker was a Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer for International Affairs at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Crocker most recently served in several positions at the U.S. Department of State, including as a Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State, as the Principal Deputy Director in the Office of Policy Planning under Jake Sullivan, and as Chief of Staff to Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg.[2][3]
Crocker has also previously served as an Attorney-Adviser for the Office of the Legal Adviser of the Department of State; as Deputy U.S. Special Representative for Southeast Europe Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Rome, Italy; and as the Executive Assistant to the Deputy National Security Advisor for the National Security Council at the White House. She has also taught as an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University, George Washington University, and American University.[2]
Crocker was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 18, 2014, and was sworn in as Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs the next day on September 19, 2014.[1][4]
After leaving the Department of State in January 2017, Crocker joined CARE USA as their Vice President for Humanitarian Policy and Practice.
References
- "Bathsheba Nell Crocker (1968–)". U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. September 19, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- "Bathsheba Nell Crocker". U.S. Department of State. September 19, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- "Names: Sheba Crocker is the new #2 at State's Policy Planning shop". Foreign Policy. March 15, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- "PN1107 — Bathsheba Nell Crocker — Department of State". United States Congress. September 18, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
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| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Esther Brimmer |
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs 2014–2017 |
Succeeded by Tracey Ann Jacobson (Acting) |
