Andrew P. Bremberg (born February 2, 1979) is an American attorney and political advisor who most recently served as Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in

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. He previously served as

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and the director of the

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for U.S. President

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Education

Bremberg earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and theology from the

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and a

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from the

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in 2006.

Career

Bremberg was employed by the

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from July 2001 to January 2009 and served as Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff to the Assistant Secretary for Public Health during the George W. Bush administration. From 2009 to 2014, Bremberg was the department manager and top health policy expert for

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, a not-for-profit organization that provides services to the United States government. MITRE manages

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s (FFRDCs) supporting the

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(DOD), the

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(FAA), the

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(IRS), the

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(VA), the

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(DHS), the

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on behalf of the

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, the

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(CMS), and the

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(NIST). Bremberg served as policy advisor and counsel on nominations for Senator

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was the policy director for the

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. During the 2016 election cycle, Bremberg served as the policy director for the GOP Platform Committee. Bremberg was later the leader of President-elect

's transition team for

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. He was named

and the director of the

. Bremberg, alongside Marc Short and

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, coordinated with aides of Senator

in employing the

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to reverse 13 regulations made late in the

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by creating an

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spreadsheet of targets, eventually being able to eliminate over twice as many regulations as they had anticipated. In September 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Bremberg as the next

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with the rank of ambassador. His nomination was confirmed by a 50–44 vote on October 22, 2019. Bremberg presented his credentials to Director-General Tatiana Valovaya in Geneva on November 12, 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bremberg, Andrew Columbus School of Law alumni Franciscan University of Steubenville alumni George W. Bush administration personnel Living people Mitre Corporation people People associated with the 2016 United States presidential election Trump administration personnel United States Department of Health and Human Services officials Permanent Representatives of the United States to the United Nations 1979 births