Capricia Marshall

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::summary American lawyer ::

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Field	Value
name	Capricia Marshall
image	Capricia Marshall.jpg
office	30th Chief of Protocol of the United States
president	Barack Obama
deputy	Dennis Cheng, Lee Satterfield
term_start	August 3, 2009
term_end	August 1, 2013
predecessor	Nancy Brinker
successor	Peter A. Selfridge
office1	23rd White House Social Secretary
president1	Bill Clinton
term_start1	October 1997
term_end1	January 20, 2001
predecessor1	Ann Stock
successor1	Catherine Fenton
birth_name	Capricia Penavic
birth_date
birth_place	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
party	Democratic
alma_mater	Purdue University
Case Western Reserve University
website	Official biography
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| name = Capricia Marshall | image = Capricia Marshall.jpg | office = 30th Chief of Protocol of the United States | president = Barack Obama |deputy = Dennis Cheng, Lee Satterfield | term_start = August 3, 2009 | term_end = August 1, 2013 | predecessor = Nancy Brinker | successor = Peter A. Selfridge | office1 = 23rd White House Social Secretary | president1 = Bill Clinton | term_start1 = October 1997 | term_end1 = January 20, 2001 | predecessor1 = Ann Stock | successor1 = Catherine Fenton | birth_name = Capricia Penavic | birth_date = | birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | alma_mater = Purdue University Case Western Reserve University | website = Official biography Capricia Penavic Marshall served as Chief of Protocol of the United States from 2009 to August 2013.

Early life

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Marshall was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to immigrant parents, a Herzegovinian Croat father and Mexican mother. In 1986, she graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Studies. She studied at the University of Madrid for a year before attending Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where she was president of the student bar association, and graduated in 1990.

Career

After receiving her Juris Doctor, Marshall worked for the Bill Clinton presidential campaign, 1992 as Special Assistant to Hillary Clinton. In 1993, she served on the East Wing staff of then-First Lady Hillary Clinton as Special Assistant to the First Lady. In October 1997, at the age of 32, Marshall was appointed Deputy Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary. After President Clinton's term ended in January 2001, Marshall continued working with the former president as a senior advisor, helping to advance his work in policy, politics, and community initiatives. In 2001, she began working as a consultant to a number of nonprofit and private sector organizations.

In 2006, Marshall joined the re-election efforts for Senator Hillary Clinton, and subsequently joined the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2008. As Senior Advisor, she led the Surrogate Speakers Program and helped coordinate women's outreach. In 2008, Marshall became executive director of HillPAC and Friends of Hillary and oversaw the closure of both committees.

She was sworn in as US Chief of Protocol on August 3, 2009. On May 16, 2010, Marshall was the keynote speaker at Commencement of her law school alma mater.

On March 26, 2014, Elle honored Marshall, with others, at Italian Embassy in the United States during its annual "Women in Washington Power List."

In September 2023, Marshall joined strategic advisory firm FGS Global as a partner in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.

Personal life

She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Robert, and their son, Cole Marshall.

References

References

1. "Šefica protokola, porijeklom Hrvatica, pala pred Obamom". Večernji list.
2. Luxner, Larry. (January 2013). "America's Protocol Boss Masters Art of Diplomatic Dos and Don'ts". The Washington Diplomat.
3. Starobin, Paul. "Decision makers; Capricia Marshall". [[National Journal]].
4. [http://www.cla.purdue.edu/alumni/gs300/2010_Marshall_bio.html] {{webarchive. link. (March 24, 2012)
5. (May 13, 2009). "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". [[whitehouse.gov]].
6. "Case Western Reserve University School of Law > Commencement 2010 > Speaker". Law.case.edu.
7. "Office of the Chief of Protocol". [[United States Department of State]].
8. Watters, Susan. (26 March 2014). "Gucci and Elle Honor Women in Washington Power List". WWD.
9. (19 September 2023). "Former U.S. Chief of Protocol Capricia Penavic Marshall Joins FGS Global as Partner".

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