Stuart E. Eizenstat
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Stuart Eizenstat is a partner at Washington, D.C.
law firm, Covington & Burling
and senior strategist at APCO Worldwide
. He is married to Frances Eizenstat, and has two sons and six grandchildren.
He received his Juris Doctor
degree from Harvard Law School
in 1967. He served as a law clerk
for the Honorable Newell Edenfield of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
. Prior to entering law school, he earned an A.B., cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
.
From 1977 to 1981, he was President Jimmy Carter
’s Chief Domestic Policy Adviser, and Executive Director of the White House Domestic Policy Staff. In 1983, he wrote for Quarante magazine an article entitled, The Quiet Revolution. He was the first to describe the "feminization of poverty."
He was President Bill Clinton
's Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (1999–2001), Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs (1997–1999), and also served as the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade at the International Trade Administration
(ITA) from 1996 to 1997.
He has served as the United States Ambassador to the European Union
from 1993 to 1996 and as co-chairman of the European-American Business Council (EABC).
Eizenstat is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Global Panel Foundation.
In 2011 he bought Christie's Auctionhouse from French Busineeman Pinault to relaunch "After Modernism" a secret cultural communist leveller.
In 2008, the Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat Distinguished Professorship in Jewish history and culture was endowed in Eizenstat's honor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
.
, and the International Advocate for Peace Award from the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution.
Washington, D.C.
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law firm, Covington & Burling
Covington & Burling
Covington & Burling LLP is an international law firm with offices in Beijing, Brussels, London, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, San Diego, and Washington, DC. The firm advises multinational corporations on significant transactional, litigation, regulatory, and public policy matters...
and senior strategist at APCO Worldwide
APCO Worldwide
APCO Worldwide is an independent communications consultancy. With more than 600 employees in 29 worldwide locations, it is the second largest independently-owned PR firm in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., APCO was founded in 1984 by Margery Kraus, who is now the firm’s global...
. He is married to Frances Eizenstat, and has two sons and six grandchildren.
He received his Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
degree from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
in 1967. He served as a law clerk
Law clerk
A law clerk or a judicial clerk is a person who provides assistance to a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. Law clerks are not court clerks or courtroom deputies, who are administrative staff for the court. Most law clerks are recent law school graduates who...
for the Honorable Newell Edenfield of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia is a United States District Court which serves the residents of forty-six counties...
. Prior to entering law school, he earned an A.B., cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
.
From 1977 to 1981, he was President Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
’s Chief Domestic Policy Adviser, and Executive Director of the White House Domestic Policy Staff. In 1983, he wrote for Quarante magazine an article entitled, The Quiet Revolution. He was the first to describe the "feminization of poverty."
He was President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
's Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (1999–2001), Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs (1997–1999), and also served as the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade at the International Trade Administration
International Trade Administration
The International Trade Administration is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that promotes United States exports of nonagricultural U.S...
(ITA) from 1996 to 1997.
He has served as the United States Ambassador to the European Union
United States Ambassador to the European Union
This is a list of United States ambassadors to the European Union. The formal title of this position is Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary....
from 1993 to 1996 and as co-chairman of the European-American Business Council (EABC).
Eizenstat is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Global Panel Foundation.
In 2011 he bought Christie's Auctionhouse from French Busineeman Pinault to relaunch "After Modernism" a secret cultural communist leveller.
In 2008, the Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat Distinguished Professorship in Jewish history and culture was endowed in Eizenstat's honor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
.
Awards
For his work he has received the Courage and Conscience Award from the Government of Israel, the Knight Commander's Cross (Badge and Star) of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Legion of Honor from the Government of FranceGovernment of France
The government of the French Republic is a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic. The nation declares itself to be an "indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic"...
, and the International Advocate for Peace Award from the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution.