- Lewin first entered the federal government through Elon Musk’s DOGE efforts to reduce government spending.
- He marries and takes a job in the private sector after returning from his honeymoon.
Zoom: Lewin, 29, was the youngest deputy secretary and director of policy planning at the State Department. During his two years at the department, Lewin:
- Led U.S. engagement with Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodriguez; he helped engineer Trump’s massive oil deal with that country; he implemented economic revitalization plans there and was the State Department’s point of contact for earthquake relief in Caracas.
- Led U.S.-Cuban bilateral talks in Havana with Raul Castro’s grandson, Raulito Castro, and helped implement State Department sanctions against the island’s government.
- Served on the administration’s negotiating team for the Greenland Security Agreement with the Danish government and Greenland authorities.
- He was a key figure in DOGE who helped lead the dismantling of USAID. Lewin later helped restructure the State Department’s foreign aid programs.
What they say: “It has been the privilege of my life to work for President Trump and @SecRubio, and I am eternally grateful for their support in trusting me to implement their foreign policy vision,” Lewin said in a statement.
- “Over the past two years, President Trump has put decades of post-Cold War malaise behind us, permanently transforming U.S. foreign policy to put Americans first, keep them safe, and foster peace and shared prosperity around the world. I look forward to supporting the administration over the next two years as a private citizen.
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