Kimberly Breier Explained

Kimberly Breier
Office:33th Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
President:Donald Trump
Term Start:October 15, 2018
Term End:August 30, 2019
Predecessor:Roberta S. Jacobson
Successor:Brian A. Nichols
Birth Date:12 September 1972
Birth Place:Marblehead, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse:Peter Breier
Children:Emma Breier
Alma Mater:Georgetown University

Kimberly Breier (born September 12, 1972) is an American diplomat, who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs from October 15, 2018[1] until her resignation in August 2019.[2]

Early life

Breier was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. She completed a bachelor's degree in Spanish at Middlebury College and a master's degree in Latin American studies at the School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University.

Career

Between January 2005 and June 2006, she worked at the White House in the Western Hemisphere Affairs Office of the National Security Council, first as director for Brazil and the Southern Cone, and later as director for Mexico and Canada. She was also interim director for the Andean region.Under the Trump administration, since 2017, she has been a member of the policymaking team for the Western Hemisphere of the United States Department of State. In March 2018, President Donald Trump nominated her as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and was ratified by the United States Senate in October of that year. Breier replaced Francisco Palmieri, who was acting interim since the beginning of Trump's presidency in January 2017.[3]

On January 30, 2019, Breier tweeted support for Canada, following their decision to reduce its embassy staff in Havana, Cuba, after a 14th Canadian diplomat reported symptoms of the mysterious Havana syndrome in late December 2018.[4]

Breier resigned on August 8, 2019, officially for personal reasons.[5] News reports cited her resignation due to internal disputes over immigration policies.[6] [7] She also fought with National Security Council official Mauricio Claver-Carone over the administration's Venezuela policy.[7]

In February 2020 Breier joined Covington & Burling as a Senior Adviser.[8]

Personal life

Kimberly Breier is married to Peter Breier, a senior associate at Booz Allen Hamilton.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kimberly, Breier. state.gov.
  2. News: Kimberly Breier resigns as assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere. Washington Post. en. 2019-08-08.
  3. http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/assistant-secretary-of-state-for-western-hemisphere-affairs-who-is-kimberly-breier-180416?news=860455 Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs: Who Is Kimberly Breier?
  4. https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/warnings/14th-case-of-diplomat-falling-mysteriously-ill-in-cuba/news-story/ff74426908f56c8ebd5f4b8482db26e8 Fourteenth case of diplomat falling mysteriously ill in Cuba
  5. Web site: Top U.S. Diplomat for Western Hemisphere, Kimberly Breier, to step down. . 9 August 2019 .
  6. Web site: Atwood . Kylie . LeBlanc . Paul . Key State Department diplomat in recent US-Mexico talks resigns . August 8, 2019 . . August 10, 2019.
  7. Web site: Lee . Matthew . US officials say top US diplomat for Latin America resigns . August 7, 2019 . . August 10, 2019.
  8. Web site: Meyer. Theodoric. 5 February 2020. State of the Union takeaways for K Street. 2021-02-16. POLITICO. en.
  9. Web site: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs: Who Is Kimberly Breier?. 2021-02-07. AllGov.