1. Nancy Eileen McEldowney was born on October 6,1958 and is an American academic and diplomat who served as the national security advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris from January 20,2021, to March 21,2022.
13 Facts About Nancy McEldowney
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Nancy McEldowney was previously a career Foreign Service officer, served as United States ambassador to Bulgaria, and was director of the Foreign Service Institute from February 2013 until June 2017.
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Nancy McEldowney has studied a number of languages, including French, Spanish, Russian, and Latin, and received professional training in Arabic, Azerbaijani, German, and Turkish.
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Nancy McEldowney was the principal deputy assistant secretary of state for European affairs from 2009 to 2011.
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Overseas, Nancy McEldowney served as the ambassador to Bulgaria from 2008 to 2009, as well as the deputy chief of mission in Turkey from 2005 to 2008 and in Azerbaijan from 2001 to 2004.
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Nancy McEldowney received the Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2013.
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Nancy McEldowney received the Order of Stara Planina from the President of Bulgaria in 2009.
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Nancy McEldowney has been the recipient of the State Department's Senior Performance Award on nine occasions and the Superior Honor Award on five occasions.
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Nancy McEldowney was granted the Sinclair Linguistic Award in 2001.
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In July 2017, Nancy McEldowney became director of the Master of Science in Foreign Service program at Georgetown University.
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In November 2020, Nancy McEldowney was named a volunteer member of the Joe Biden presidential transition Agency Review Team to support transition efforts related to the United States Department of State.
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On December 3,2020, it was announced that Nancy McEldowney would serve as the national security advisor to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
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Nancy McEldowney resigned in March 2022 and was succeeded by Philip H Gordon.