Capricia Penavic Marshall served as

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from 2009 to August 2013.

Early life

Marshall was born in

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, to immigrant parents, a

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father and

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mother. In 1986, she graduated from

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with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Studies. She studied at the University of Madrid for a year before attending

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, where she was president of the student bar association, and graduated in 1990.

Career

After receiving her

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, Marshall worked for the

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as Special Assistant to

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. In 1993, she served on the

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staff of then- First Lady

as Special Assistant to the First Lady. In October 1997, at the age of 32, Marshall was appointed Deputy Assistant to the President and

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. 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

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, and subsequently joined the

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. 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, ''

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'' 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

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as a partner in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.

Personal life

She lives in

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, with her husband, Robert, and their son, Cole Marshall.

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