Rahm Emanuel

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Rahm Emanuel is an American politician and diplomat who has served as a U.S. congressman, mayor of Chicago, and U.S. ambassador to Japan.

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instanceOf ambassador
diplomat
human
mayor
politician
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
Master of Arts
appointedBy Barack Obama
Joe Biden
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1959-11-29
educatedAt Northwestern University
Sarah Lawrence College
endTime 2009-01-02 (as U.S. Representative)
2010-10-01 (as White House Chief of Staff)
2019-05-20 (as Mayor of Chicago)
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans
familyName Emanuel
givenName Rahm
memberOf Chicago City Government
United States House of Representatives
name Rahm Israel Emanuel
notableFor serving as Mayor of Chicago
serving as United States Ambassador to Japan
serving as White House Chief of Staff
notableWork Leadership of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2006 U.S. House elections
numberOfChildren 3
occupation diplomat
investment banker
politician
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
politicalParty Democratic Party (United States)
positionHeld Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Mayor of Chicago
Senior Advisor to the President of the United States
United States Ambassador to Japan
United States Representative
White House Chief of Staff
precededBy Josh Bolten (as White House Chief of Staff)
Richard M. Daley (as Mayor of Chicago)
William F. Hagerty IV (as U.S. Ambassador to Japan)
religion Judaism
represents Illinois's 5th congressional district
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
spouse Amy Rule
startTime 2003-01-03 (as U.S. Representative)
2009-01-20 (as White House Chief of Staff)
2011-05-16 (as Mayor of Chicago)
2022-03-25 (as U.S. Ambassador to Japan)
succeededBy Lori Lightfoot (as Mayor of Chicago)
Pete Rouse (as White House Chief of Staff)


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