Frank Lowenstein | |
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United States Special Envoy for Middle East Peace | |
In office June 27, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Martin Indyk |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
In office June 24, 2013 – July 29, 2013 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | David Hale |
Succeeded by | Martin Indyk |
Personal details | |
Born | Frank Graham Lowenstein August 16, 1967 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Peyton M. West (m. 2004) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives |
Allard K. Lowenstein (father) Jennifer Lyman (mother) |
Education |
Yale University (
BA) Boston College ( JD) |
Frank Graham Lowenstein [1] (born August 16, 1967) is an American lawyer, diplomat and former government official.
He was born on August 16, 1967, in New York City, New York. [2] He is the son of former New York congressman Allard K. Lowenstein and Jennifer Lyman. [1] He graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990 and from Boston College Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1997. [2] [3]
From 1997 to 2003 he practiced law in Boston, Massachusetts. [3]
From 1990 to 1994 he served as a foreign policy and defense legislative assistant in the office of Senator John Kerry. [4] [3] From 2003 to 2009 he served in numerous positions relating to foreign policy and national security while working on the Kerry Edwards Presidential Campaign and for Senator John Kerry. [4] [3] From 2009 to 2011 he served as staff director and chief counsel of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee. [4] [3]
From 2011 to 2013 he served as principal of the Podesta Group. [5] [6]
From 2013 to 2014 he served as a senior advisor to the United States Secretary of State. [3] [7] He served as the United States Special Envoy for Middle East Peace from June 2014 until January 2017. [3]
From December 2017, he has been serving an Executive Director at APCO Worldwide. [8]
He married Peyton McLean West in April 2004. [1] They have two children. [4]