15 Facts About James Steinberg

James Braidy Steinberg was born on May 7,1953 and is an American academic administrator and former diplomat, who served as the United States deputy secretary of state during the Obama administration.

James Steinberg has been the dean of the Paul H Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University since November 1,2021.

James Steinberg was educated at Phillips Academy, Harvard College, and Yale Law School.

James Steinberg served as a Senior Advisor to the Markle Foundation and was a member of the Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age.

James Steinberg worked as a foreign policy advisor for Michael Dukakis's 1988 campaign.

James Steinberg served as the US State Department's director of policy planning, then as deputy national security advisor to President Bill Clinton.

James Steinberg served on the Project on National Security Reform's Guiding Coalition.

James Steinberg was mentioned as being "at the top" of Obama's list of candidates for the post of national security advisor, but Andrea Mitchell reported on November 24,2008, that Hillary Clinton would appoint Steinberg deputy secretary of state.

On December 23,2008, James Steinberg himself confirmed the appointment in a letter addressed to students and faculty at the Johnson School.

In October 2010, James Steinberg met with Israel's deputy foreign minister, Danny Ayalon, in Washington, DC, where they discussed how to improve regional security and stability through boosting and growing the already strong cooperation between their two nations.

In March 2011, James Steinberg was named dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

In November 2021, James Steinberg was named the tenth dean of Johns Hopkins SAIS.

James Steinberg is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

James Steinberg serves as senior counselor at Albright Stonebridge Group.

James Steinberg is married to Sherburne B Abbott, vice president for sustainability initiatives and University Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy at Syracuse University.