John J. Sullivan
John Joseph Sullivan (born November 20, 1959 in Boston , Massachusetts ) is an American diplomat . He was Deputy Secretary of State of the United States in the administration of US President Donald Trump from May 24, 2017 to December 20, 2019 . After Rex Tillerson's dismissal on March 13, 2018, he took over the management of the State Department from March 13, 2018 to April 26, 2018 . On April 26, 2018 was Tillersons successor, the former CIA boss Mike Pompeo , elected as the new US secretary of state.
In 2019, Trump nominated him as the United States Ambassador to Russia ; Sullivan admitted at his hearing before the Senate committee that he knew about the campaign against the US ambassador to Ukraine . On January 16, 2020, Sullivan succeeded Jon Huntsman as Ambassador.
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- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/senate-democrats-grill-trumps-ambassador-pick-on-ukraine-impeachment/2019/10/30/351a00fa-fb1f-11e9-8190-6be4deb56e01_story.html
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| SURNAME | Sullivan, John J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sullivan, John Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts , United States |