1. Herbert Claiborne Pell IV was born on November 17,1981 and is an American lawyer, military officer, and politician.
19 Facts About Clay Pell
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Clay Pell is a commander and judge advocate in the United States Coast Guard Reserve, and served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education in the United States Department of Education.
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Clay Pell is the grandson of the late Senator Claiborne Pell.
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Clay Pell ran for the 2014 Democratic Party nomination for Governor of Rhode Island in a competitive three-way race ultimately won by Rhode Island State Treasurer Gina Raimondo.
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Clay Pell attended the School Year Abroad in Zaragoza, Spain and Beijing, China.
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Clay Pell graduated from Harvard College in 2005 with high honors and a bachelor's degree in social studies.
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Clay Pell received a Citation in Modern Standard Arabic from Harvard.
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Clay Pell went on to graduate from Georgetown University Law Center with a JD in 2008.
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In 2009, Clay Pell joined the United States Coast Guard and graduated first in his class from the Coast Guard Direct Commission Officer School.
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Clay Pell served on active duty as a judge advocate from 2009 to 2011.
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Clay Pell currently is a commander and judge advocate in the United States Coast Guard Reserve.
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Clay Pell served as Director for Strategic Planning on the National Security Staff, and was a White House Fellow from 2011 to 2012.
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In 2013, Clay Pell served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of International and Foreign Language Education at the United States Department of Education.
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On January 27,2014, Clay Pell confirmed he would run for Governor of Rhode Island in the 2014 election His then-wife, Michelle Kwan, appeared in TV ads on his behalf to garner support among female voters before the September 9th, 2014 primary.
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Clay Pell placed third in the Democratic primary, which was won by Gina Raimondo.
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In 2016, Clay Pell was elected as a presidential elector from Rhode Island and served as President of the Rhode Island Electoral College.
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In January 2013, Clay Pell married five-time world figure skating champion and two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan.
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In 2017, Clay Pell announced in a statement that he had filed for divorce from Kwan.
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Clay Pell speaks English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, and some Russian.