Carlos Monje

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Carlos Monje
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Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy
Assumed office
July 7, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byDerek Kan
Christopher Coes (acting)
Personal details
BornNew Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
EducationHarvard University

Carlos Monje Jr. is an American government official and senior advisor to Secretary Pete Buttigieg. He is the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy within the Biden administration since 2021.

Early life and education[]

Monje is the first in his family born in the United States; his family is from Argentina.[1] He graduated from Harvard University.[2]

Career[]

Obama administration[]

Monje served as deputy policy director at Obama for America and a special assistant in President Obama’s DC Senate office where he handled homeland security and veterans affairs.[2] He was helpful with the Senate confirmation of two cabinet secretaries as part of the Obama transition team’s 2008 national security working group.[3] Monje was chief of staff of the United States Domestic Policy Council and Special Assistant to the President during the Obama administration. He previously served as Acting Under Secretary[1] and he was nominated by President Barack Obama in 2014[4] and 2015 to be the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy for the U.S. Department of Transportation, he was confirmed by the Senate on March 16, 2015 by a vote of 94–0.[5] He then oversaw implementation of surface transportation programs, the discretionary grant programs, and efforts to promote equity and economic development.[1]

Hillary Clinton presidential campaign[]

He left the Obama administration to join the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign.[6]

Twitter[]

From March 2017 until September 2020 he was responsible for managing Twitter's public policy and government affairs in the U.S. and Canada.[7]

Biden administration[]

In September 2020, he left Twitter to join the transition team for Joe Biden.[3] On April 22, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Monje to be the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.[1] On April 27, 2021, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[8] On May 20, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the committee.[9] He was reported out of the committee by voice vote. On June 24, 2021, he was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[10] He was sworn into office on July 7, 2021 by Secretary Pete Buttigieg.[11]

Personal life[]

Monje is a native of New Orleans. He met his wife, Anne Filipic, while they both worked on the Obama campaign in 2008.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "President Biden Announces 12 Key Climate and Infrastructure Administration Nominations", White House, April 22, 2021
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Carlos Monje Jr. – Counselor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation" (PDF). The Atlantic. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Steinbuch, Yaron (September 18, 2020). "Twitter's public policy chief departs to join Joe Biden's transition team". New York Post. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "PN1985 - Nomination of Carlos A. Monje Jr. for Department of Transportation, 113th Congress (2013-2014)". www.congress.gov. December 17, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "PN68 - Nomination of Carlos A. Monje Jr. for Department of Transportation, 114th Congress (2015-2016)". www.congress.gov. March 16, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Restuccia, Andrew (October 12, 2016). "Top Obama transportation official joins Clinton team". POLITICO. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Overly, Steven (September 17, 2020). "Twitter public policy director decamps for Biden transition team". POLITICO. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, April 27, 2021
  9. ^ Executive Session:"Nomination of Eric S. Lander, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)", Senate Committee on Commerce, Transportation and Science, May 20, 2021
  10. ^ "PN437 - Nomination of Carlos Alberto Monje Jr for Department of Transportation, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  11. ^ @USDOT. ""We're proud to welcome Carlos Monje Jr. in his new role as Under Secretary of Transportation. Congrats, Carlos"". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-07-07.

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