Mark Brzezinski

Mark Francis Brzezinski (born April 7, 1965) is an American lawyer who served as the United States Ambassador to Sweden from 2011–2015.

Mark Brzezinski
Ambassador Brzezinski speaks at the dedication of the American Swedish Institute's Nelson Cultural Center in Minneapolis in 2013.
United States Ambassador to Sweden
In office
November 24, 2011 – July 1, 2015
PresidentBarack Obama
Prime MinisterFredrik Reinfeldt
Stefan Löfven
Preceded byMatthew Barzun
Succeeded byAzita Raji
Personal details
Born
Mark Francis Brzezinski

(1965-04-07) April 7, 1965
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Carolyn M. Campbell (div.)
Natalia Brzezinski (m. 2008)
ParentsZbigniew Brzezinski
Emilie Benes Brzezinski
RelativesIan Brzezinski (brother)
Mika Brzezinski (sister)
Matthew Brzezinski (cousin)
Alma materDartmouth College
University of Virginia
St Antony's College, Oxford

Early life and education

Brzezinski is the son of Emilie Benes Brzezinski and Polish-born former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, and the grandson of Polish diplomat Tadeusz Brzeziński. His mother is the grandniece of former Czechoslovak president Edvard Beneš. His sister is Mika Brzezinski, co-host of the morning talk show Morning Joe, and his brother is military expert Ian Brzezinski. He is also first cousin of author Matthew Brzezinski.

Brzezinski graduated from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts in government, earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia Law School, and holds a Doctor of Philosophy in political science from Oxford University. He also earned a Fulbright Scholarship to study the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland.

Career
Ambassador Brzezinski (left) and his wife Natalia Brezezinski (right) with Malena Ernman (center), Swedish opera singer and mother of climate activist Greta Thunberg.

Brzezinski was a corporate and securities associate at Hogan & Hartson LLP in Washington, D.C. from 1996-1999. From 1999-2001, Brzezinski served in the Clinton administration as a director of Russian/Eurasian affairs and director of Southeast European affairs of the National Security Council at the White House. In that capacity, he was White House coordinator for U.S. democracy and rule of law assistance programs for the region.

Brzezinski was a foreign policy advisor to the presidential campaign of Barack Obama,[1] and was later appointed Ambassador to Sweden by Obama.[2]

Personal life

His first wife was Carolyn M. Campbell, a lawyer.[3] His second wife, from 2008, is Natalia Brzezinski, née Lopatniuk.[4]

References
  1. "The Talent Primary". Newsweek.com.
  2. Pete Kasperowicz (October 18, 2011). "Seven ambassadors confirmed by Senate". The Hill. The Hill's Floor Action Blog.
  3. "Carolyn M. Campbell Is to Marry Mark Brzezinski, a Fellow Lawyer". The New York Times. December 22, 1991. p. 55.
  4. Steve Clemons (September 6, 2008), Congratulations Natalia Lopatniuk & Mark Brzezinski. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Matthew Barzun		 United States Ambassador to Sweden
2011–2015		 Succeeded by
Azita Raji
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