Mark Brzezinski

Mark Francis Brzezinski (born April 7, 1965) is an American lawyer who served as the United States Ambassador to Sweden from 2011 to 2015. In August 2021, he was nominated to be the United States Ambassador to Poland, pending Senate confirmation.

Mark Brzezinski
Ambassador Brzezinski speaks at the dedication of the American Swedish Institute's Nelson Cultural Center in Minneapolis in 2013.
United States Ambassador to Poland
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingGeorgette Mosbacher
United States Ambassador to Sweden
In office
November 24, 2011 – July 1, 2015
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
PresidentBarack Obama
Prime MinisterFredrik Reinfeldt
Stefan Löfven
Preceded byMatthew Barzun
Succeeded byAzita Raji
Personal details
Born
Mark Francis Brzezinski

(1965-04-07) April 7, 1965
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Carolyn M. Campbell (div.)
Natalia Brzezinski (m. 2008)
Parent(s)Zbigniew Brzezinski
Emilie Benes Brzezinski
RelativesIan Brzezinski (brother)
Mika Brzezinski (sister)
Matthew Brzezinski (cousin)
Alma materDartmouth College (BA)
University of Virginia (JD)
St Antony's College, Oxford (DPhil)

Early life and education

Brzezinski is the son of Emilie Benes Brzezinski and Polish-born former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, and the grandson of Polish diplomat Tadeusz Brzeziński. His mother is the grandniece of former Czechoslovak president Edvard Beneš. His sister is Mika Brzezinski, co-host of the morning talk show Morning Joe, and his brother is military expert Ian Brzezinski. He is also first cousin of author Matthew Brzezinski.

Brzezinski graduated from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts in government, earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia Law School, and holds a PhD in political science from Oxford University. He also earned a Fulbright Scholarship to study the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland.[1]

Career
Ambassador Brzezinski (left) and his wife Natalia Brzezinski (right) with Malena Ernman (center), Swedish opera singer and mother of climate activist Greta Thunberg.

Brzezinski was a corporate and securities associate at Hogan & Hartson LLP in Washington, D.C. from 1996-1999. From 1999-2001, Brzezinski served in the Clinton administration as a director of Russian/Eurasian affairs and director of Southeast European affairs of the National Security Council at the White House. In that capacity, he was White House coordinator for U.S. democracy and rule of law assistance programs for the region.

Brzezinski was a foreign policy advisor to the presidential campaign of Barack Obama,[2] and was later appointed Ambassador to Sweden by Obama.[3]

On May 26, 2021, The New York Times reported that President Joe Biden is considering nominating Brzezinski to be the United States Ambassador to Poland.[4] Brzezinski was officially nominated on August 4.[5] On August 9, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[6] His nomination is pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Personal life

His first wife was Carolyn M. Campbell, a lawyer.[7] His second wife, from 2008, is Natalia Brzezinski, née Lopatniuk.[8]

References
  1. "Mark Brzezinski Former United States Ambassador To Sweden". NDI. National Democratic Institute. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. "The Talent Primary". Newsweek.com. 15 September 2007.
  3. Pete Kasperowicz (October 18, 2011). "Seven ambassadors confirmed by Senate". The Hill. The Hill's Floor Action Blog.
  4. Karni, Annie (27 May 2021). "Biden is said to be planning to nominate Burns and Garcetti for ambassadorships". The New York Times.
  5. "Biden nominates Mark Brzezinski as US ambassador to Poland". AP NEWS. 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  6. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 9, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. "Carolyn M. Campbell Is to Marry Mark Brzezinski, a Fellow Lawyer". The New York Times. December 22, 1991. p. 55.
  8. Steve Clemons (September 6, 2008), Congratulations Natalia Lopatniuk & Mark Brzezinski. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
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