1. Michelle Selesky Giuda was born on Michelle Mai Selesky; February 18,1985 and is an American businessperson and former government official.
20 Facts About Michelle Giuda
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Michelle Giuda was Executive Vice President of Geopolitical Strategy and Risk at the Weber Shandwick public affairs firm.
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Michelle Giuda has served as United States Assistant Secretary of State and acting Under Secretary of State, where she led the largest restructuring of the US State Department in 20 years.
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Michelle Giuda's mother had fled Vietnam days before the Fall of Saigon in April 1975.
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Michelle Giuda's father served in the US military during the Vietnam War.
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In 2008, Michelle Giuda earned a Master of Professional Studies in political management from George Washington University.
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In 2000, Michelle Giuda won the California high school state championship in floor exercise and placed second in the all-around competition.
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Michelle Giuda competed one year in high school, then exclusively trained and competed at the Club level.
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Michelle Giuda trained at the National Gymnastics Training Center in Aliso Viejo, California.
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At UCLA, Michelle Giuda was a four-year gymnast, twice serving as a team captain.
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Michelle Giuda was a member of the 2004 UCLA National Championship team and a four-time NACGC academic All-American.
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Michelle Giuda's teammates included Olympians Kristen Maloney, Jamie Dantzscher, Mohini Bhardwaj, Kate Richardson, Tasha Schwikert, and Yvonne Tousek.
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In 2009, Michelle Giuda was featured in a UCLA television advertising campaign highlighting student-athletes.
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Michelle Giuda worked for five years as a senior member of former Speaker Newt Gingrich's communication team including time as the National Deputy Press Secretary for his 2012 presidential campaign.
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In 2018, Michelle Giuda was the Senior Vice President for Global Corporate Communications for Weber Shandwick, the youngest member of their 21-person Global Leadership Team.
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Michelle Giuda was sworn in as United States Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs February 3,2018.
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Michelle Giuda remained as acting Under Secretary until March 3,2020, when Ulrich Brechbuhl took on the duties under delegation of authority.
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In March 2020, Michelle Giuda became Executive Vice President of Geopolitical Strategy and Risk at Weber Shandwick.
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Michelle Giuda joined the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue in 2022 first as director, and then became its CEO.
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In 2023, Michelle Giuda was nominated by President Biden to serve on the bipartisan International Broadcasting Advisory Board of the US Agency for Global Media which was unanimously confirmed by the US Senate.