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Jennifer Williams is a United States Department of State official who has served as a special advisor to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence for Europe and Russia. Williams testified under subpoena in closed-door hearings before the House Intelligence, Oversight and Foreign Affairs committees in November 2019.

Early Life and Education

Williams earned a bachelor’s degree in international security studies from Georgetown University and a Master’s degree in public policy from Princeton University. She is from Houston, Texas.

Career

Williams began her government career in the Department of Homeland Security. She then joined the State Department, where she has served for more than ten years. She was initially focused on Middle East policy and served overseas in Beirut, Lebanon, and Kingston, Jamaica. She managed the U.S. government’s humanitarian assistance program for Syrian refugees from 2011-2014, and then served as Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of State for Middle East and North African at the State Department headquarters in Washington, DC.

Williams then served in London as the US Ambassador’s Press Officer for three years.

Williams has served as Pence's aide on European and Russian affairs since April 2019. Williams accompanied Pence when he traveled to Poland in September 2019 to with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky regarding the approximately $400 million in military aid put on hold by the White House.

Impeachment Inquiry

Williams became the first witness from Pence’s staff to give testimony in the impeachment inquiry. She was expected to answer inquiries regarding Pence’s communications with Rudy Giuliani and Ukrainian leaders. Williams was one of a few officials on Trump’s July 25 call with Ukraine President Zelensky in which Trump asked the Ukrainian leader to open an investigation into former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.

References

1. Washington Post, "Impeachment probe turns to Pence adviser who heard Trump’s call with Ukrainian leader", Nov 7, 2019
2. Channel 4, "Embassy Staff Bios: Jennifer Williams, Press Officer," June 22, 2018
3. Isaac Newton Academy, "JENNIFER WILLIAMS, US EMBASSY," accessed Nov. 7, 2019
4. The Telegraph, "The toughest job in global diplomacy? Meet Trump's woman on the battleground in London", July 7, 2018,
5. Politico Magazine, "Pence adviser testifying in impeachment inquiry" Nov. 7, 2019
6. The Post,"Top Pence aide Jennifer Williams expected to testify in impeachment probe" Nov 7, 2019
7. Washington Post, "Impeachment probe turns to Pence adviser who heard Trump’s call with Ukrainian leader", Nov 7, 2019

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• American diplomats
• American women diplomats
• United States Foreign Service personnel
• Princeton University alumni
• Georgetown University alumni
• Trump administration personnel
• Living people