John J. Sullivan

John J. Sullivan
Official portrait, 2017
10th United States Ambassador to Russia
In office
February 5, 2020 – September 4, 2022
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byJon Huntsman Jr.
Succeeded byLynne Tracy
19th United States Deputy Secretary of State
In office
May 24, 2017 – December 20, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byAntony Blinken
Succeeded byStephen Biegun
United States Secretary of State
Acting
In office
April 1, 2018 – April 26, 2018[a]
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byRex Tillerson
Succeeded byMike Pompeo
14th United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce
In office
March 14, 2008 – January 20, 2009
Acting: September 1, 2007 – March 14, 2008
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byDavid A. Sampson
Succeeded byDennis Hightower
General Counsel of the United States Department of Commerce
In office
July 22, 2005 – March 14, 2008
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byTheodore Kassinger
Succeeded byLily Fu Claffee
Personal details
Born
John Joseph Sullivan

(1959-11-20) November 20, 1959 (age 65)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Grace Rodriguez (deceased)
Children3
EducationBrown University (BA)
Columbia University (JD)

John Joseph Sullivan (born November 20, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician. He was the United States Ambassador to Russia from 2020 to 2022. He was the 19th United States Deputy Secretary of State from 2017 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Sullivan also was the Acting United States Secretary of State from April 1, 2018, to April 26, 2018, after President Donald Trump's firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on March 13, 2018.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Sullivan was delegated all responsibilities from March 13, 2018 until Rex Tillerson's formal departure on March 31, 2018.

References

  1. ↑ Vitali, Ali; Mitchell, Andrea (March 13, 2018). "Trump fires Rex Tillerson, selects Mike Pompeo as new Secretary of State". NBC News. Retrieved March 13, 2018.