Evan Ryan

American public servant (born 1971)

Evan Ryan
Ryan in September 2023
White House Cabinet Secretary
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 20, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byKristan King Nevins
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
In office
September 26, 2013 – January 5, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byAnn Stock
Succeeded byMarie Royce
Personal details
Born (1971-04-18) April 18, 1971 (age 53)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Antony Blinken
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(m. 2002)​
Children2
Education
  • Boston College (BA)
  • Johns Hopkins University (MPP)

Evan Maureen Ryan (born April 18, 1971) is an American serving as White House cabinet secretary in the administration of Joe Biden. She previously served as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) in the Obama administration (2013–2017) and was assistant for intergovernmental affairs and public liaison for then-Vice President Joe Biden.[1][2]

Early life and education

Ryan was born in 1971 in Alexandria, Virginia, where she grew up in a middle-class family of Irish Catholic descent.[3][4] Her mother is a kindergarten teacher and her father works for the US civil service.[4][5] She received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in political science from Boston College. In May 2006, she received her Master of Arts (MA) in international public policy from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.[6]

Career

Ryan served under Secretary of State John Kerry as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs and worked in the Obama-Biden White House as Assistant to the Vice President and Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement from September 2013 to January 2017.

Prior to joining the Obama administration, Ryan served as deputy campaign manager for then-Senator Biden's 2008 presidential campaign[7] and also served on the Kerry 2004 presidential campaign and Hillary Clinton's 2000 senatorial campaign. Ryan served in the Clinton White House, as deputy director of scheduling for First Lady Hillary Clinton and as special assistant to the first lady's chief of staff.

After leaving the White House in January 2017, she helped launch and lead Axios, and served as its executive vice president.[8] She has worked as a consultant for the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict and served as deputy chair for the governance track of the Clinton Global Initiative. She is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[2]

She was a senior advisor for the Biden-Harris transition team.[2] In January 2021, she was appointed White House cabinet secretary.[2]

Personal life

Evan Ryan and Antony Blinken met in 1995 while working as White House staff members.[4][5] They married in 2002 in an interfaith ceremony officiated by a rabbi and a priest at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, D.C.[4][5] They have two children, a son born in March 2019 and a daughter born in February 2020.[9]

References

  1. ^ "About the Assistant Secretary | Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs". Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Evan Ryan, Cabinet Secretary". President-Elect Joe Biden. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Evan Ryan Archived 2010-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, WhoRunsGov, The Washington Post
  4. ^ a b c d Horowitz, Jason (September 15, 2013). "Antony Blinken steps into the spotlight with Obama administration role". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "WEDDINGS; Evan Ryan, Antony Blinken". The New York Times. March 3, 2002.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Atwood, Kylie (January 26, 2021). "Blinken becomes Biden's top diplomat after a friendship forged over decades". CNN. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "Evan Ryan, Executive Vice President, Axios". Top IO Networks. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "POLITICO Playbook: McConnell to denounce Schumer on the Senate floor". Politico. March 5, 2020.

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Preceded by Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
2014–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by White House Cabinet Secretary
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White House Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed 2021–pres. Homeland Security Advisor Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall 2021–pres.
Counselor to the President Steve Ricchetti 2021–pres. White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt 2023–pres.
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Director, Digital Strategy Rob Flaherty 2021–pres. Director, Domestic Policy Council Neera Tanden 2023–pres.
Director, Legislative Affairs Shuwanza Goff 2023–pres. White House Cabinet Secretary Evan Ryan 2021–pres.
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Counsel to the Vice President Cynthia Hogan
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Assistant to the Vice President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison Evan Ryan
Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Communications Shailagh Murray
Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President Shailagh Murray
Deputy National Security Adviser to the Vice President Brian P. McKeon
Residence Manager and Social Secretary for the Vice President and Second Lady Carlos Elizondo
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Chief Economist and Economic Policy Adviser to the Vice President Jared Bernstein
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