Evelyn S. Lieberman

Evelyn S. Lieberman
1st Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
In office
October 1, 1999 – January 20, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byCharlotte Beers
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
In office
January 11, 1996 – January 20, 1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byErskine Bowles
Succeeded byJohn Podesta
Personal details
Born
Evelyn May Simonowitz

(1944-07-09)July 9, 1944
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.[1]
DiedDecember 12, 2015(2015-12-12) (aged 71)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Domestic partnerEdward Lieberman
EducationBuffalo State College (BA)

Evelyn May Lieberman (née Simonowitz; July 9, 1944 – December 12, 2015) was an American public affairs professional who, during the Clinton administration, became the first woman to serve as White House Deputy Chief of Staff, and was the first United States Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.[2]

From 2002 to 2015, Lieberman worked for the Smithsonian Institution, most recently as Senior Advisor and Assistant to the Secretary for external relations.[3]

  1. ^ Langer, Emily (December 15, 2015). "Evelyn Lieberman, deputy chief of staff under President Clinton, dies at 71". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs - Principal Officers - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Evelyn S. Lieberman | Newsdesk". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved December 14, 2015.