Michelle Giuda | |
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Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs | |
Acting | |
In office February 12, 2019 – March 3, 2020 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Heather Nauert (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Ulrich Brechbuhl (Acting) |
1st Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs | |
In office May 28, 2019 – March 3, 2020 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Aaron Ringel |
30th Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs | |
In office February 3, 2018 – May 28, 2019 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | John Kirby |
Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Michelle Mai Selesky February 18, 1985 San Juan Capistrano, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) George Washington University (MPS) |
Michelle Selesky Giuda (born Michelle Mai Selesky; February 18, 1985)[1] is an American businessperson and former government official.
As of 2021, she serves on the advisory board for USAGM and the current CEO of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue. She was Executive Vice President of Geopolitical Strategy and Risk at the Weber Shandwick public affairs firm.[2] She has served as United States Assistant Secretary of State and acting Under Secretary of State, where she led the largest restructuring of the U.S. State Department in 20 years.[3] She is an NCAA gymnastics champion.