32 Facts About Kenneth Juster

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Kenneth Ian Juster was born on November 24,1954 and is an American government official who served as the United States ambassador to India from 2017 to 2021.

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Kenneth Juster previously served as the deputy assistant to President Donald Trump for international economic affairs and deputy director of the National Economic Council from January 2017 to June 2017.

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Kenneth Juster has served as the chairman of the advisory committee of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, the chairman of Freedom House, the vice chairman of the Asia Foundation, and a member of the Trilateral Commission.

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4.

Kenneth Juster is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Academy of Diplomacy.

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5.

Kenneth Juster's mother, Muriel Juster was a high school social studies teacher.

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Kenneth Juster has an older brother, Andrew A Juster, who was the CFO at the Simon Property Group His uncle, Norton Juster, was an architect and author who wrote The Phantom Tollbooth and The Dot and the Line, among other books.

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7.

Kenneth Juster attended Greenacres Elementary School, where he was named a Distinguished Alumnus in 2010.

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Kenneth Juster graduated from Scarsdale High School in 1972, where he was the president of the Honor Society, an AFS exchange student in Thailand, and a member of the varsity basketball team.

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Kenneth Juster was named a Distinguished Alumnus of Scarsdale High School in 2007.

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10.

Kenneth Juster graduated from Harvard College, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1976, with a Bachelor of Arts in government.

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11.

Kenneth Juster completed a four-year joint degree program at Harvard Law School, graduating with a Juris Doctor and Master of Public Policy in 1980.

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12.

Kenneth Juster's work involved international arbitration and litigation, corporate counseling, regulatory matters, and international trade and transactions.

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Kenneth Juster represented leading US investment funds in Ukraine, Moldova, and Slovakia, and several non-profit organizations, including the National Endowment for Democracy, the Kennan Institute, and the Gorbachev Foundation.

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Kenneth Juster served as the counselor of the United States Department of State from 1992 to 1993, and as the deputy and senior adviser to Deputy Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger from 1989 to 1992.

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Kenneth Juster was one of the key US Government officials involved in establishing and managing US assistance programs to Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, including setting up the initial Enterprise Funds for that region.

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Kenneth Juster was a member of the five-man team that traveled to Israel directly prior to and during the first Gulf War to negotiate with the Israelis regarding their posture during that War.

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Kenneth Juster served as United States Under Secretary of Commerce from 2001 to 2005, in charge of the Bureau of Industry and Security.

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In that capacity, Kenneth Juster oversaw issues at the intersection of business and national security, including strategic trade controls related to the exports of sensitive US goods and technologies, imports and foreign investments that affect US security, enforcement of anti-boycott laws, and industry compliance with international arms control agreements.

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Kenneth Juster co-founded and served as the US chair of the US –India High Technology Cooperation Group, and was one of the key architects of the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership initiative between the United States and India.

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20.

Kenneth Juster was a partner at Warburg Pincus from 2010 to 2017.

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21.

Kenneth Juster focused on a broad range of issues, including geopolitical risk, global public policy, and regulatory matters relating to the firm's investment activities and portfolio companies.

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22.

Kenneth Juster founded and led the firm's environmental, social, and governance program and initiatives.

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23.

Kenneth Juster was nominated by President Trump on September 5,2017 to be the United States Ambassador to the Republic of India.

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24.

Kenneth Juster was confirmed by unanimous consent of the US Senate on November 2,2017, and appointed and sworn in on November 3,2017.

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25.

Kenneth Juster presented his credentials to the President of India on November 23,2017, thereby becoming the 25th US ambassador to India.

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26.

Kenneth Juster gave a widely acclaimed policy address in January 2018, which set out a vision for a durable US -India strategic partnership.

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27.

Kenneth Juster was the deputy assistant to the president for international economic affairs and deputy director of the National Economic Council from January 2017 to June 2017.

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Kenneth Juster was a senior member of the National Security Council staff.

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29.

Kenneth Juster helped establish the US -Japan Economic Dialogue and the US -UK Economic Dialogue.

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30.

Kenneth Juster contributed to the US economic relationships with Canada, China, Germany, India, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea.

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31.

Kenneth Juster served as the president's representative and lead US negotiator in the run-up to the 43rd G7 summit in Taormina, Italy.

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Kenneth Juster has published extensively on international economic and legal issues, including Making Economic Policy: An Assessment of the National Economic Council and “The Myth of Iraqgate” in Foreign Policy magazine.

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