Jeremy Lewin
Jeremy Lewin | |
|---|---|
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| Under Secretary of State for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office July 11, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Albert T. Gombis (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Jeremy P. Lewin is an American political appointee, serving as acting under secretary of state for foreign assistance, humanitarian affairs and religious freedom since July 2025.[1][2][3] He has been affiliated with the Department of Government Efficiency.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Lewin attended Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, a private school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, graduating in 2015.[5] He later received his BA from Dartmouth College and a JD from Harvard Law School.[2] He was a member of the Federalist Society at Harvard.[5]
Career
[edit]After his law school graduation, he was a law clerk for Judge Judith W. Rogers of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[6][2][5] In 2024, he joined Munger, Tolles & Olson as a trial lawyer.[5]
Lewin joined the second Trump administration as a member of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), appointed deputy administrator for policy and programs for USAID, and helped oversee the agency's dismantling.[7][8][9] Lewin authored memos detailing the decommissioning of the agency, including one titled "USAID's Final Mission"; shortly after, remaining staff were fired.[10]
In June 2025, Lewin waived nine mandatory anti-fraud and counterterrorism safeguards in an effort to expedite a $30 million award to the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.[11]
In late June 2026, news media outlets reported that Lewin would leave the State Department for the White House, to become deputy assistant to the president and senior director for Western Hemisphere affairs at the National Security Council.[12] A few days later, on July 2, 2026, Politico reported that the planned move "was delayed," following a campaign against Lewin by far-right political activist Laura Loomer, and that he would remain at State instead.[13]
Controversy
[edit]In April 2025, Rolling Stone published an investigation based on interviews with at least ten people who knew Lewin, including a woman who had made a police complaint alleging Lewin threatened her with a knife and others who alleged that Lewin had assaulted a private school classmate and made racist remarks.[14][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Opinion: The DOGE Alum Asking if Foreign Aid Is America's Problem". July 31, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Jeremy P. Lewin". United States Department of State. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ↑ "The People Carrying Out Musk's Plans at DOGE". The New York Times. February 27, 2025. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ↑ Knibbs, Kate. "Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Hilton, Jodi (April 1, 2025). "BB&N students surprised to discover classmate worked for Doge before appointment at USAid". Cambridge Day. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ↑ Sweet, Jacqueline (February 11, 2025). "New DOGE staffer appears to be young lawyer with surprising bio". The Handbasket. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- 1 2 Beaumont, Peter (April 1, 2025). "Doge employee allegedly has history of misogyny, racism and violent outbursts". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ↑ Knickmeyer, Ellen; Lee, Matthew (April 15, 2025). "DOGE associate is made acting head of foreign assistance at the State Department, a US official says". AP News. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ↑ "From the Ivy League to working for Elon Musk's DOGE, meet the 28-year-old Mass. native turning the lights out at USAID - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ↑ https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000195-de57-dc25-a3b7-deffc6eb0000
- ↑ "Ex-DOGE official rushed grant to GHF despite staff warnings: Report". Al Jazeera. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ↑ Lynch, Colum; Miolene, Elissa (June 29, 2026). "State Department's foreign aid chief heads to the White House". Devex.
- ↑ Cai, Sophia (July 2, 2026). "DOGE official's move to Trump's NSC stalls following Loomer campaign". POLITICO. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ Sweet, Jacqueline (April 1, 2025). "Top Trump USAID Staffer Accused of Violent Outbursts, Racist Remarks". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 1, 2025.