Wally Adeyemo
Adewale Wally Adeyemo (born May 20, 1981) is a Nigerian-American lawyer and government worker, he served as the United States deputy secretary of the treasury.
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| 15th United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury | |
| Assumed office March 26, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Secretary | Janet Yellen |
| Preceded by | Justin Muzinich |
| 1st President of the Obama Foundation | |
| In office August 1, 2019 – March 25, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Valerie Jarrett (acting) |
| United States Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics | |
| In office 2015–2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Caroline Atkinson |
| Succeeded by | Daleep Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adewale O. Adeyemo May 20, 1981[1] Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria[1][2] |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Yale University (JD) |
He was also the number one president of the Obama Foundation. He served during the Obama government as the deputy national security advisor for international economics.[3][4][5][6]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (PDF). U.S. Senate. p. 19. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Commencement speaker Wally Adeyemo followed a remarkable road to leadership". April 15, 2021.
- ↑ "US/Nigeria: "Wally" Adeyemo, the golden boy on Joe Biden's team". The Africa Report.com. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ↑ "6 Quick Facts About Adewale Adeyemo, Biden's Deputy Treasury Secretary". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ↑ Affairs, Public; May 19, UC Berkeley|; 2021May 21; 2021 (2021-05-19). "Berkeley Talks transcript: Wally Adeyemo to graduates: You are prepared you to shape the world". Berkeley News. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
{{cite web}}:|last4=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Biden taps Nigerian-born Wally Adeyemo as Deputy Treasury Secretary". Vanguard News. 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2021-08-03.