Christopher Landau | |
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United States Deputy Secretary of State | |
Nominee | |
Assuming office TBD | |
President | Donald Trump |
Succeeding | Kurt M. Campbell |
United States Ambassador to Mexico | |
In office August 12, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Roberta S. Jacobson |
Succeeded by | Ken Salazar |
Personal details | |
Born | Christopher Thomas Landau[1] November 13, 1963 Madrid, Spain |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) |
Caroline Bruce (m. 1997) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) |
Christopher T. Landau (born November 13, 1963) is an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was the United States Ambassador to Mexico from 2019 to 2021.[2][3]
A lawyer, Landau clerked for then-judge Clarence Thomas of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[4] He later clerked for Justices Antonin Scalia and Thomas of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1990 and 1991 terms.
In December 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Landau to be the United States Deputy Secretary of State.
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