Wendy Sherman
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United States Deputy Secretary of State Acting |
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In office November 3, 2014 – January 9, 2015 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | William Joseph Burns |
| Succeeded by | Tony Blinken |
| Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs | |
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In office September 21, 2011 – October 2, 2015 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. |
| Counselor of the United States Department of State | |
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In office August 6, 1997 – January 20, 2001 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Tim Wirth |
| Succeeded by | Philip D. Zelikow |
| Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs | |
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In office May 12, 1993 – March 29, 1996 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Janet G. Mullins Grissom |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Larkin |
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| Born | 1949 (age 67–68) |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Smith College Boston University University of Maryland, Baltimore |
Wendy Ruth Sherman (born 1949) is Senior Counselor at Albright Stonebridge Group and also Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. She served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. Department of State, from September 2011 to October 2015. She has formerly worked as a social worker, the director of EMILY's list, the director of Maryland's office of child welfare, and the founding president of the Fannie Mae Foundation. During the Clinton Administration, she served as Counselor of the United States Department of State and Special Advisor to the President and Secretary of State and North Korea Policy Coordinator. In the latter role, she was instrumental in negotiations related to North Korea's nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programs. She was also the lead negotiator for the Iran nuclear deal.
Born to a prominent Jewish family in upstate New York, Sherman attended Smith College from 1967 to 1969, and received her degree from Boston University in 1971 in the field of sociology and urban studies. In 1976, she earned a master's degree in social work from the University of Maryland. She subsequently began her career as a social worker, before going into politics. She graduated from Pikesville High School in Pikesville, MD.
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