Jeremy Lewin
Jeremy Lewin | |
|---|---|
| Under Secretary of State for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office July 11, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Albert T. Gombis |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Jeremy P. Lewin is an American civil servant, serving as Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom since July 2025.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Lewin attended Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, a private school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, graduating in 2015.[4] He later received his BA from Dartmouth College and his JD from Harvard Law School.[2] He was a member of the Federalist Society at Harvard.[4]
Career
After his law school graduation, he worked as a Clerk on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.[4] In 2024, he joined Munger, Tolles & Olson as a trial lawyer.[4]
Lewin joined the Second Trump Administration as a member of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), appointed deputy administrator for policy and programs for USAID, and helped oversee the agency's dismantling.[5][6][7] Lewin authored memos detailing the decommissioning of the agency, including one titled "USAID's Final Mission", shortly after, remaining staff were fired.[8]
In June 2025, Lewin waived nine mandatory anti-fraud and counterterrorism safeguards in an effort to expedite a $30 million award to the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.[9]
Controversy
In April 2025, Rolling Stone published an investigation that interviewed with 10 people who knew Lewin, including a girl who had made a police complaint alleging he threatened her with a knife, allegations of assaulting a private school classmate, and making racist remarks.[10][5]
References
- ^ "Opinion | The DOGE Alum Asking if Foreign Aid Is America's Problem". 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ a b "Jeremy P. Lewin". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ Times, The New York (2025-02-27). "The People Carrying Out Musk's Plans at DOGE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ a b c d Hilton, Jodi (2025-04-01). "BB&N students surprised to discover classmate worked for Doge before appointment at USAid". Cambridge Day. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ a b Beaumont, Peter (2025-04-01). "Doge employee allegedly has history of misogyny, racism and violent outbursts". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ Knickmeyer, Ellen; Lee, Matthew (2025-04-15). "DOGE associate is made acting head of foreign assistance at the State Department, a US official says". AP News. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "From the Ivy League to working for Elon Musk's DOGE, meet the 28-year-old Mass. native turning the lights out at USAID - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000195-de57-dc25-a3b7-deffc6eb0000
- ^ "Ex-DOGE official rushed grant to GHF despite staff warnings: Report". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ Sweet, Jacqueline (2025-04-01). "Top Trump USAID Staffer Accused of Violent Outbursts, Racist Remarks". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2025-08-01.