For Immediate Release, April 12, 2012
Contact: David Early, 202-429-7817

(Washington) – The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has named Linda Jamison acting executive vice president for external affairs effective April 9. In this capacity Jamison will oversee outreach to other federal agencies, Congress, and nongovernmental organizations.  In collaboration with the vice president for outreach, Jamison also will oversee the work of public affairs, publications, the Global Peacebuilding Center, and USIP’s events office.

"Linda brings with her over 20 years of experience in U.S. foreign policy, international communication, U.S.-U.N. relations, and intergovernmental relations, and is a valuable addition to the Institute," USIP President Richard Solomon stated. "She will help to expand our partnerships with other government agencies and our collaboration with the NGO community.”

Jamison recently served in the White House as special assistant to President Obama, and led the team responsible for hiring and recruiting hundreds of political appointees for the national security agencies of the U.S. government.

Before joining the Obama Administration, Jamison was the founding dean of the Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC. She also held the title of senior fellow in multilateral studies, having earlier published a primer on UN peacekeeping. Earlier in her career, Jamison was at CSIS as director of government relations in the 1990s.  She has also held positions at the UN and non-profit organizations.

Jamison is a native of Denver and graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Denver. She received her master’s degree from American University.

Jamison succeeds newly confirmed Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine.

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