Mark Brzezinski
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Mark Francis Brzezinski is an American lawyer, diplomat, and foreign policy expert who has been confirmed as Ambassador to Sweden
by the United States Senate
. He is the son of Polish-born former National Security Advisor
Zbigniew Brzezinski
and the grandson of Polish diplomat Tadeusz Brzeziński
. His sister is Mika Brzezinski
, co-host of the morning talk show Morning Joe
.
with a Bachelor of Arts
in government
, earned a J.D.
from the University of Virginia Law School, and holds a D.Phil.
in political science
from Oxford University. He also earned a Fulbright Scholarship to study the Polish Constitutional Court.
He was a corporate and securities associate at Hogan & Hartson LLP in Washington, D.C. from 1996-1999.
From 1999-2001, Mr. Brzezinski served in the Clinton administration as a director of Russian/Eurasian — and later Southeast European affairs - of the National Security Council
at the White House
. In that capacity, he was White House coordinator for U.S. democracy and rule of law assistance programs for the region.
He married Carolyn M. Campbell, a lawyer, in 1991 and then married a second time to Natalia Lopatniuk in 2008.
Brzezinski was a foreign policy advisor to the presidential campaign of Barack Obama
, and was later appointed Ambassador to Sweden
by Obama.
United States Ambassador to Sweden
The United States Ambassador to Sweden serves as the chief representative of the United States Foreign Service to the Kingdom of Sweden, and 1814 to 1905, also to Norway, which was politically aligned with Sweden...
by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
. He is the son of Polish-born former National Security Advisor
National Security Advisor (United States)
The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor , serves as the chief advisor to the President of the United States on national security issues...
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski is a Polish American political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman who served as United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981....
and the grandson of Polish diplomat Tadeusz Brzeziński
Tadeusz Brzezinski
Tadeusz Brzeziński was a Polish consular official and the father of President Jimmy Carter's national security adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski....
. His sister is Mika Brzezinski
Mika Brzezinski
Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski is an American television news journalist at MSNBC. Brzezinski is co-host of MSNBC's weekday morning program Morning Joe, where she provides regular commentary and reads the news headlines for the program...
, co-host of the morning talk show Morning Joe
Morning Joe
Morning Joe is a weekday morning talk show on MSNBC, with Joe Scarborough discussing the news of the day in a panel format with co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist. It was created as the replacement for Imus in the Morning, which was canceled in April 2007 after simulcasting on MSNBC since 1996...
.
Biography
Brzezinski graduated from Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
, earned a J.D.
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
from the University of Virginia Law School, and holds a D.Phil.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
from Oxford University. He also earned a Fulbright Scholarship to study the Polish Constitutional Court.
He was a corporate and securities associate at Hogan & Hartson LLP in Washington, D.C. from 1996-1999.
From 1999-2001, Mr. Brzezinski served in the Clinton administration as a director of Russian/Eurasian — and later Southeast European affairs - of the National Security Council
United States National Security Council
The White House National Security Council in the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials and is part of the Executive Office of the...
at the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
. In that capacity, he was White House coordinator for U.S. democracy and rule of law assistance programs for the region.
He married Carolyn M. Campbell, a lawyer, in 1991 and then married a second time to Natalia Lopatniuk in 2008.
Brzezinski was a foreign policy advisor to the presidential campaign of Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
, and was later appointed Ambassador to Sweden
United States Ambassador to Sweden
The United States Ambassador to Sweden serves as the chief representative of the United States Foreign Service to the Kingdom of Sweden, and 1814 to 1905, also to Norway, which was politically aligned with Sweden...
by Obama.