Eizenstat, Stuart

Government official.

Stuart Elliot Eizenstat was born on January 15, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1964 with an A.B. degree in political science, and in 1967 he received an LL.B. from Harvard University. From 1967 to 1968 Eizenstat served as a staff aide under President Lyndon Johnson and later in 1968 became Research Director for Vice President Hubert Humphrey''s presidential campaign. He served as a law clerk for Judge Newell Enfield of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta, from 1968 to 1970. In 1970 he joined the law firm of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer and Murphy in Washington as an attorney and eventually partner. In 1976 Eizenstat was Director of Issues and Policy for Jimmy Carter''s presidential campaign. From 1977 to 1981 he served as Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and Policy, and as Executive Director of the Domestic Policy Staff in the Carter White House. From 1977 to 1981 he was also a member of the Energy Coordinating Council of the Energy Policy Group. Eizenstat returned to Powell, Goldstein, Frazer and Murphy in 1981, and served a vice chairman of the firm until 1993. In 1981 he also served as adjunct lecturer at Harvard University (through 1992) and guest scholar at the Brookings Institution. In 1991 he was a member of President Bush''s task force on U.S. International Broadcasting, and was co-director of The American Agenda, with former presidents Ford and Carter. During the Clinton administration, Eizenstat served in a variety of position: U.S. Ambassador to the European Union in Brussels, 1993 to 1996; special envoy of the Department of State Property Claims in Central Europe, 1995 to 2001; Under Secretary of Commerce for international trade, 1996 to 1997; Under Secretary of State for Economics, Business, and Agricultural Affairs, 1997 to 1999; and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, 1999 to 2001. While holding each of these positions, he had a dual role leading the Clinton administration''s efforts on Holocaust-related issues, serving as the special representative of the President and Secretary of State on Holocaust Issues, 1999 to 2001. He received honors from the Departments of State and Treasury and from the government of Germany for this service. In February 2001 he became a partner with the law firm of Covington and Burling, and has served as the director of international trade and finance. He has been a member and trustee of numerous boards, is the author of several books and contributor to a number of articles, and gives lectures to colleges, businesses, and civic groups.

Lawyer, presidential advisor, and public official. Full name: Stuart Elliot Eizenstat. Born, 1943.

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