Kristen Silverberg

Kristen Silverberg
Kristen Silverberg
United States Ambassador to the European Union
	In office; July 22, 2008 – January 18, 2009
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	C. Boyden Gray
Succeeded by	William Kennard
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
	In office; August 2, 2005 – June 27, 2008
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Kim Holmes
Succeeded by	Brian H. Hook
Personal details
Born	1970 (age 49–50); Alpine, Texas
Education	Harvard University; University of Texas School of Law (J.D.)

Kristen Silverberg (born 1970)[1] was the United States Ambassador to the European Union from July 2008 until January 2009. She was nominated by President George W. Bush on April 24, 2008 and confirmed by the United States Senate on June 27, 2008. On July 22, 2008, she presented her credentials.[2] She was succeeded by William Kennard who was nominated by President Barack Obama on August 6, 2009 and confirmed by the United States Senate on November 20, 2009.

Career

Silverberg was previously Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs for the United States government. In that role, she was in charge of the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, a part of the State Department.[3]

Prior to her appointment to the State Department, Silverberg served in the following positions in the White House:

Special Assistant to the President in the Office of the Chief of Staff
Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy
Deputy Assistant to the President and Advisor to the Chief of Staff [4]

Silverberg also served as Senior Adviser to Paul Bremer when he was Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq—reportedly "because she was interested in the work, and not at the behest of the White House."[5] She has been described as a "rising star"[6] in the White House, and as "one of the White House's most trusted behind-the-scenes aides." [5]

Prior to coming to work for the White House, Silverberg served as a law clerk, first to Appellate Court Judge David B. Sentelle, and later to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

She currently sits on the advisory board for Washington, DC nonprofit America Abroad Media.[7]

Personal life

Silverberg was born in 1970 in Alpine, Texas[8] to Rhoda and Eric Silverberg.[9] Silverberg is a graduate of Harvard University and The University of Texas School of Law (1996). She wrote an article (PDF) in 2002 encouraging fellow alumni to seek legal careers in government.

On May 24, 2008 she married Paul V. Lettow at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas; Lettow is the son of Charles F. Lettow,[9] who since July 2003 has been a judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.[10]

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References

"Kristen Silverberg – People – Department History – Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
"Kristen Silverberg". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
"Kristen Silverberg, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State". 2002-2009-fpc.state.gov. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
Biography of Kristen Silverberg from the White House website
Bush Concerned by Iraq Looting, but Confident in Plan from The Washington Post
Iraq Hits a Flashing Red Light from The Washington Post
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
U.S. Ambassador to the EU Kristen Silverberg from the website of the U.S. Mission to the European Union
Kristen Silverberg, Paul Lettow, a May 2008 wedding announcement from The New York Times
Biography of Charles F. Lettow Archived July 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine from the website of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims

External links

Biography from the U.S. State Department website
Appearances on C-SPAN

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by C. Boyden Gray	United States Ambassador to the European Union 2008–2009	Succeeded by William Kennard
Government offices
Preceded by Kim R. Holmes	Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs 2005–2008	Succeeded by Brian H. Hook

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[1] "Kristen Silverberg – People – Department History – Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

[2] "Kristen Silverberg". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.

[3] "Kristen Silverberg, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State". 2002-2009-fpc.state.gov. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

[4] Biography of Kristen Silverberg from the White House website

[loot-5] Bush Concerned by Iraq Looting, but Confident in Plan from The Washington Post

[6] Iraq Hits a Flashing Red Light from The Washington Post

[7] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] U.S. Ambassador to the EU Kristen Silverberg from the website of the U.S. Mission to the European Union

[nytwed-9] Kristen Silverberg, Paul Lettow, a May 2008 wedding announcement from The New York Times

[10] Biography of Charles F. Lettow Archived July 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine from the website of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims