Rhea Suh is a former government official who served as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget of the United States Department of the Interior from 2009 to 2014 and president of the Natural Resources Defense Council from 2015 to 2019.
10 Facts About Rhea Suh
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Rhea Suh was a Fulbright scholar to South Korea, where she studied environmental movements.
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Rhea Suh then attended Harvard University, and her graduate school project focused on helping the US National Park Service through establishing a formal education program at schools around the country.
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Rhea Suh worked at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, where she created and managed a program dedicated to environmental conservation and clean energy and coordinated energy conservation efforts of various nonprofits across the Colorado River Basin.
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Rhea Suh then worked at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, where she led the effort to create the Great Bear Rainforest and spearheaded conservation and clean energy initiatives.
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In 2013, President Obama nominated Rhea Suh to serve as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks but her nomination faced opposition from the Republicans.
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Rhea Suh was criticized by The Wall Street Journal for her stance against fossil fuels.
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Rhea Suh stepped down from her position as president on June 30,2019.
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Rhea Suh is a current fellow of the Walton Family Foundation.
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Rhea Suh is married to Michael Carroll and has one daughter, Yeumi.