Yohannes Abraham
United States Ambassador to Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Assumed office
October 5, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJames Caruso
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
EducationYale University (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)

Yohannes Abraham is an American government official who is the Representative to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. He previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President, Chief of Staff, and Executive Secretary of the United States National Security Council.

Early life and education

Abraham graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia.[1] He received a B.A. in political science from Yale College in 2007 and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he graduated with high distinction as a Baker Scholar in 2019.[2] While in business school, Abraham was also selected as a residential fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics.[3]

Career

Abraham was formerly part of the Biden-Harris transition, where he oversaw many of the day-to-day operations.[2][4] During the Obama-Biden administration, Abraham served as both deputy assistant to the president and Senior Advisor to the National Economic Council. He served as Chief of Staff for the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs. Abraham also worked with Vanguard Group’s global investment unit, as well as serving on the faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

Ambassador to Association of Southeast Asian Nations

External videos
video icon Announcement by Biden of Abraham's nomination, May 13, 2022, C-SPAN

On May 13, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Abraham to be the representative to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.[2] Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 13, 2022. The committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate floor on August 3, 2022. Abraham was confirmed on August 4, 2022 via voice vote.[5] He presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of ASEAN Lim Jock Hoi on October 5, 2022.[6]

Personal life

Abraham is a native of Springfield, Virginia.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Woolsey, Angela (January 6, 2017). "White House staffer from Springfield reflects on working for Obama". Fairfax County Times. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Yohannes Abraham". The Institute of Politics at Harvard University. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  4. ↑ Mucha, Sarah (20 June 2020). "Biden officially forms transition team | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "PN2135 — Yohannes Abraham — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Ambassador of the United States of America presents credentials". asean.org. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.