Elizabeth M. Allen
Liz Allen | |
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Allen in 2023 | |
| 10th Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs | |
| In office June 15, 2023 – August 2, 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Steve Goldstein |
| Succeeded by | Lee Satterfield (Acting) |
| 3rd Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs | |
| In office September 13, 2021 – April 4, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Aaron Ringel |
| Succeeded by | William M. Russo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Marie Allen Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | State University of New York, Geneseo (BA) |
Elizabeth Marie Allen is currently the Chief External Affairs Officer at the NFL Players Association. She has also served as an American political advisor, veteran diplomat, and expert in the information space and modern media environment. She has served as under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs in the Biden administration. She had previously served in his administration as assistant secretary of state for global public affairs. She was White House deputy communications director during the Obama administration. Allen resigned from the State Department on August 2, 2024, to take up a role as chief of staff to Tim Walz, the then-unannounced running mate of Democratic presidential candidate and incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris.