James Steinberg

Jim Steinberg
10th Dean of Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
Assumed office
November 1, 2021
Preceded byEliot Cohen
16th United States Deputy Secretary of State
In office
January 29, 2009 – July 28, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJohn Negroponte
Succeeded byWilliam J. Burns
20th United States Deputy National Security Advisor
In office
December 23, 1996 – August 1, 2000
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded bySandy Berger
Succeeded byStephen Hadley
18th Director of Policy Planning
In office
March 21, 1994 – December 23, 1996
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded bySamuel W. Lewis
Succeeded byGregory B. Craig
Personal details
Born (1953-05-07) May 7, 1953 (age 71)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSherburne Abbott
Children2
EducationHarvard 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.

  1. ^ date & year of birth according to LCNAF CIP data