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Jack Lew · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

US Secretary of the Treasury 2013-2017 and White House chief of staff; later ambassador to Israel

When

29 August 1955, New York City, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Jack Lew is recognized among Israeli contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — US Secretary of the Treasury 2013-2017 and White House chief of staff; later ambassador to Israel

How & why

Jack Lew is an Orthodox Jew who keeps the Sabbath and has belonged to congregations in Maryland and Washington. He was budget director twice, White House chief of staff, and Secretary of the Treasury from 2013 to 2017, where he ran the negotiations over the debt ceiling and put Harriet Tubman on the twenty-dollar bill. He served as United States ambassador to Israel from 2023 to 2025.

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Source: Wikipedia — Jack Lew

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US Secretary of the Treasury 2013-2017 and White House chief of staff; later ambassador to Israel

2013

Source: Wikipedia — Jack Lew