Jim Steinberg | |
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| 10th Dean of Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies | |
| Assumed office November 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Eliot Cohen |
| 16th United States Deputy Secretary of State | |
| In office January 29, 2009 – July 28, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | John Negroponte |
| Succeeded by | William J. Burns |
| 20th United States Deputy National Security Advisor | |
| In office December 23, 1996 – August 1, 2000 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Sandy Berger |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Hadley |
| 18th Director of Policy Planning | |
| In office March 21, 1994 – December 23, 1996 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Samuel W. Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Gregory B. Craig |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 7, 1953 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Sherburne Abbott |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
James Braidy Steinberg (born May 7, 1953[1]) is an American academic administrator and former diplomat, who served as the United States deputy secretary of state during the Obama administration. He has been the dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University since November 1, 2021. Previously he was a professor at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.