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Sigal P. Mandelker
Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentDonald Trump
SucceedingAdam Szubin
Personal details
Born
Sigal P. Mandelker
Education
OccupationAttorney

Sigal P. Mandelker is an American lawyer and government official who currently serves as Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.[1][2] She was confirmed by the United States Senate with a vote of 96-4 on June 21, 2017.[3]

Education

Mandelker received her B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1993 and her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2000.[2][4]

Career

Mandelker was a law clerk for the Honorable Edith H. Jones at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Honorable Clarence Thomas at the Supreme Court of the United States. She worked in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York as Assistant U.S. Attorney before becoming Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General, where she worked on national security and counterterrorism. She was Counselor to the Secretary of Homeland Security, before she worked in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice as Deputy Assistant Attorney General. As of March 2017, she was a partner at Proskauer Rose.[2][4]

She is a member of the New York City, New York State, and American Bar Associations, as well as the Federalist Society.[4]

References

  1. ^ Damian Paletta (March 14, 2017). "Trump picks another Goldman banker for senior post, in sharp break from campaign bashing". Washington Post. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c The Office of the Press Secretary (March 14, 2017). "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Key Administration Posts". White House. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  3. ^ Macagnone, Michael (June 22, 2017). "Senate Confirms Treasury Undersecretary Pick". Law360. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Sigal Mandelker". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 20, 2017.