Ron Klain
| Ron Klain | |
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| Ebola Response Coordinator for the Executive Office of the President | |
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In office October 22, 2014 – February 15, 2015 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Chief of Staff to the Vice President | |
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In office January 20, 2009 – January 14, 2011 |
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| Vice President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | David Addington |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Reed |
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In office November 1, 1995 – August 3, 1999 |
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| Vice President | Al Gore |
| Preceded by | Jack Quinn |
| Succeeded by | Charles Burson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 8, 1961 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Monica Medina |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
Georgetown University Harvard University |
Ronald A. "Ron" Klain (born August 8, 1961) is an American political operative and lawyer who on October 17, 2014, was named for the newly created position of "Ebola response coordinator" or, less officially, Ebola Czar. He served as Chief of Staff to two U.S. Vice Presidents – Al Gore (1995–99) and Joe Biden (2009–11).
Klain was born on August 8, 1961 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Jewish parents. He graduated from North Central High School in 1979 and was on the school's Brain Game team, which finished as season runner-up. He graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University in 1983. In 1987, he graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School.
Klain was a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Byron White during the 1987 and 1988 terms. From 1989 to 1992, he served as Chief Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, overseeing the legal staff's work on matters of constitutional law, criminal law, antitrust law, and Supreme Court nominations, including the 1991 Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination. He served as Legislative Director for U.S. Representative Ed Markey (D-MA). In 1995, Senator Tom Daschle appointed him the Staff Director of the Senate Democratic Leadership Committee.
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