Chris Lu ‘88 has served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for Management and Reform since January 4, 2022, after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Chris’ public service career has spanned all three branches of the federal government. From 2014 to 2017, he served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor. In this role, Chris was the chief operating officer of a department with 17,000 employees and a $12 billion budget.  From 2009 to 2013, he served as White House Cabinet Secretary and Assistant to the President, where he was President Obama’s primary liaison to the federal agencies. Prior to his service in the executive branch, Chris was Legislative Director and Acting Chief of Staff for then-Senator Obama. The day after Election Day 2008, Chris was named Executive Director of the Obama-Biden transition planning efforts, which was widely recognized as one of the most successful in history.

A lawyer by training, Chris began his career as a law clerk for Judge Robert E. Cowen on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a litigation attorney at Sidley Austin. He also spent eight years as Deputy Chief Counsel of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Outside of government, Chris has been a senior advisor at FiscalNote, a global technology and AI company. He has also held fellowships at the University of Virginia, University of Chicago, and Georgetown University. Chris is a magna cum laude graduate of Princeton University and a cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School.
 

Lisa Brown ’82 is General Counsel of the United States Department of Education, having been confirmed by the Senate in October of 2021.  She previously served as Vice President and General Counsel of Georgetown University, where she provided general legal counsel to the President, the University's governing boards, and its senior academic and administrative officers; advised on the legal implications of University policy and decision-making; and managed the team of lawyers and administrative professionals who serve in the Office of University Counsel. Prior to joining Georgetown, Ms. Brown served in the Administration of President Obama, first as Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary in the White House, and then as Acting Chief Performance Officer at the Office of Management and Budget.

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