Randi Levine
United States Ambassador to Portugal
Assumed office
April 22, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byGeorge Edward Glass
Personal details
Born
Randi Charno
SpouseJeffrey E. Levine
Children3
EducationUniversity of Missouri (BA)

Randi Charno Levine is an American author, arts advocate, and diplomat who currently serves as the United States ambassador to Portugal.

Education

Levine earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Missouri School of Journalism.[1]

Career

Levin has been a member of advisory and governing boards for several organizations, including the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships, Hamptons International Film Festival, John and Doris Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences, Roundabout Theatre Company, NYU Langone Health, High Line, Anna Wintour Costume Center, National Portrait Gallery, New Museum, and Meridian International Center.[2]

Ambassador to Portugal

On October 29, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Levine to be the ambassador to Portugal.[1] Hearings on her nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on February 8, 2022. The committee favorably reported her nomination to the Senate floor on March 8, 2022. The entire Senate confirmed Levine by voice vote on March 10, 2022.[3] She presented her credentials to President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on April 22, 2022.[4]

Personal life

Levine's husband, Jeffrey E. Levine, is the founder of Douglaston Development and Levine Builders. He has also worked as the president of the Jewish National Fund–USA.[5] Levine has three children.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "President Biden Announces Key Nominations". The White House. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "New US ambassador specializes in art". Tek Deeps. 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  3. ↑ "PN1363 — Randi Charno Levine". Congress.gov. 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  4. ↑ "Ambassador Randi Charno Levine Presents Credentials". United States Department of State. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  5. ↑ "Jessica Levine, Evan Sherman". The New York Times. 2016-05-29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  6. ↑ "Lunch at the Tribeca Grill with: Jeffrey E. Levine". www.pranaygupte.com. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
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