Cathy Russell | |
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| Executive Director of UNICEF | |
| Assumed office February 1, 2022 | |
| Secretary General | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Henrietta H. Fore |
| Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – January 31, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | John McEntee |
| Succeeded by | Gautam Raghavan |
| 2nd United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues | |
| In office August 26, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Melanne Verveer |
| Succeeded by | Kelley Eckels Currie |
| Chief of Staff to the Second Lady of the United States | |
| In office January 20, 2009 – August 26, 2013 | |
| Vice President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | ??? |
| Succeeded by | Sheila Nix |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 4, 1961 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Spouse | Thomas E. Donilon |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Mike Donilon (brother-in law) |
| Education | Boston College (BA) George Washington University (JD) |
Catherine Mary Russell (born March 4, 1961) is an American attorney and political adviser who is the executive director of UNICEF as of 2022[update].[1] Russell previously served as Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, and Chief of Staff to then-Second Lady of the United States Jill Biden.[2]