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Adam Szubin
Adam Szubin
United States Secretary of the Treasury; Acting
	In office; January 20, 2017 – February 13, 2017
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Jack Lew
Succeeded by	Steven Mnuchin
Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence; Acting
	In office; April 16, 2015 – February 13, 2017
President	Barack Obama; Donald Trump
Preceded by	David Cohen
Succeeded by	Sigal Mandelker
Personal details
Born	1972 or 1973 (age 50–51); Teaneck, New Jersey
Political party	Democratic
Education	Harvard University (BA, JD)

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Adam Jacob Szubin (/ˈzuːbɪn/) served as the Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and the Acting Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. He served as the acting secretary from January to February 2017 after the resignation of Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Deputy Treasury Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin during the 2017 presidential transition. He previously served as the the Director of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). He is currently a Distinguished Practitioner-in-Residence at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of the Johns Hopkins University.

Education

Szubin is from an Orthodox Jewish family and attended Yavneh Academy and the Ramaz School.^[2] He received a A.B. from Harvard College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Family

Szubin lives with his wife, Miriam, and three children, in Washington, DC.^[3]

Treasury

Joining the Treasury in 2004, Szubin served in the Bush administration as the Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. From 2006 to 2015, Szubin served as the Director of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. On April 16, 2015, President Obama nominated him as Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes.^[4] In 2016, the Senate Banking Committee approved his nomination but he was never confirmed by the full Senate. Still unconfirmed, President Trump asked him to stay on in his post as Under Secretary.^[5] He became the Acting Secretary of the Treasury of the United States on January 20, 2017 after the resignation of Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Deputy Treasury Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin. After the confirmation of Steven Mnuchin as Secretary of the Treasury, Szubin left government service.^[6]

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Appearances on C-SPAN

References

^ WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Miriam Weiner, Adam Szubin
^ Palmer, Joanne. "Who was that with Cory Booker? Adam Szubin, Iran deal defender, on loving Israel and growing up in Teaneck", Jewish Standard, October 15, 2015. Accessed January 28, 2017. "Mr. Szubin (the initial S in his name is irrationally silent, so when it's said aloud it begins with the Z) is Teaneck born and bred; he went to Yavneh Academy until high school, when he commuted across the river to Ramaz, the modern Orthodox day school on Manhattan’s Upper East Side."
^ "Statement by Adam J. Szubin, Nominee for Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes, Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs". U.S. Department of the Treasury.
^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". White House.
^ "Obama Treasury official Senate GOP refused to confirm is among those Trump asked to stay on". Politico.
^ "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Statement from a Treasury Spokesperson:". U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Political offices
Preceded by Jack Lew	United States Secretary of the Treasury Acting 2017	Succeeded by Steven Mnuchin

[1] WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Miriam Weiner, Adam Szubin

[2] Palmer, Joanne. "Who was that with Cory Booker? Adam Szubin, Iran deal defender, on loving Israel and growing up in Teaneck", Jewish Standard, October 15, 2015. Accessed January 28, 2017. "Mr. Szubin (the initial S in his name is irrationally silent, so when it's said aloud it begins with the Z) is Teaneck born and bred; he went to Yavneh Academy until high school, when he commuted across the river to Ramaz, the modern Orthodox day school on Manhattan’s Upper East Side."

[3] "Statement by Adam J. Szubin, Nominee for Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes, Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs". U.S. Department of the Treasury.

[4] "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". White House.

[5] "Obama Treasury official Senate GOP refused to confirm is among those Trump asked to stay on". Politico.

[6] "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Statement from a Treasury Spokesperson:". U.S. Department of the Treasury.

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-'''Adam Jacob Szubin''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|z|uː|b|ɪ|n}}) served as the Acting [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] of the United States from January 20, 2017 until February 13, 2017. He became the acting secretary after the resignation of Treasury Secretary, [[Jack Lew]], and Deputy Treasury Secretary, [[Sarah Bloom Raskin]]. Previously, he served as the [[Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence|Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence]]. In April, 2017, he joined the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell.<ref>{{cite web|title=Adam J. Szubin, Former Acting Treasury Department Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Joins Sullivan & Cromwell|url=https://www.sullcrom.com/adam-j-szubin-former-acting-treasury-department-under-secretary-for-terrorism-and-financial-intelligence-joins-sullivan-and-cromwell|accessdate=25 May 2017}}</ref>
+'''Adam Jacob Szubin''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|z|uː|b|ɪ|n}}) served as the [[Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence|Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence]] and the [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Acting Secretary of the Treasury]] of the United States. He served as the acting secretary from January to February 2017 after the resignation of Treasury Secretary [[Jack Lew]] and Deputy Treasury Secretary [[Sarah Bloom Raskin]] during the [[Presidential transition of Donald Trump|2017 presidential transition]]. He previously served as the the Director of Treasury’s [[Office of Foreign Assets Control|Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)]]. He is currently a Distinguished Practitioner-in-Residence at the [[Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies|Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)]] of the [[Johns Hopkins University]].
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 ==Treasury==
-Joining the Treasury in 2004, Szubin served in the Bush administration, as the Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. From 2006 to 2015 (three years in the Bush administration and a further six in the Obama administration), Szubin served as the Director of Treasury’s [[Office of Foreign Assets Control]]. On April 16, 2015, President Obama nominated him as Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/04/16/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts|title=President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts|publisher=White House}}</ref> In 2016, the Senate Banking Committee approved his nomination but the full Senate never confirmed him. Still unconfirmed by the Senate, Trump asked him to stay on in his post as Under Secretary.<ref>{{cite web|title=Obama Treasury official Senate GOP refused to confirm is among those Trump asked to stay on|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2017/01/adam-szubin-trump-administration-233844|publisher=Politico}}</ref> He became the Acting [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury of the United States]] after the resignation of Treasury Secretary, Jack Lew, and Deputy Treasury Secretary, Sarah Bloom Raskin, on January 20, 2017. After the expected confirmation of [[Steven Mnuchin]] as Secretary of the Treasury, Szubin will leave government service to pursue other endeavors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl0713.aspx|title= FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Statement from a Treasury Spokesperson:|publisher=U.S. Department of the Treasury}}</ref>
+Joining the Treasury in 2004, Szubin served in the Bush administration as the Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. From 2006 to 2015, Szubin served as the Director of Treasury’s [[Office of Foreign Assets Control]]. On April 16, 2015, President Obama nominated him as Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/04/16/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts|title=President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts|publisher=White House}}</ref> In 2016, the Senate Banking Committee approved his nomination but he was never confirmed by the full Senate. Still unconfirmed, President Trump asked him to stay on in his post as Under Secretary.<ref>{{cite web|title=Obama Treasury official Senate GOP refused to confirm is among those Trump asked to stay on|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2017/01/adam-szubin-trump-administration-233844|publisher=Politico}}</ref> He became the Acting [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury of the United States]] on January 20, 2017 after the resignation of Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Deputy Treasury Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin. After the confirmation of [[Steven Mnuchin]] as Secretary of the Treasury, Szubin left government service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl0713.aspx|title= FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Statement from a Treasury Spokesperson:|publisher=U.S. Department of the Treasury}}</ref>
 [[File:Adam Szubin, Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, United States Department of the Treasury (23045246673).jpg|thumb|Adam Szubin, Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence]]