Capricia Marshall | |
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30th Chief of Protocol of the United States | |
In office August 3, 2009 –August 1, 2013 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Deputy | Dennis Cheng,Lee Satterfield |
Preceded by | Nancy Brinker |
Succeeded by | Peter A. Selfridge |
23rd White House Social Secretary | |
In office October 1997 –January 20,2001 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Ann Stock |
Succeeded by | Catherine Fenton |
Personal details | |
Born | Capricia Penavic 1964 (age 60–61) Cleveland,Ohio,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Purdue University Case Western Reserve University |
Website | Official biography |
Capricia Penavic Marshall served as Chief of Protocol of the United States from 2009 to August 2013.
Marshall was born in Cleveland,Ohio,to immigrant parents,a Croatian [1] father and Mexican mother. [2] [3] In 1986,she graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Studies. [2] [4] She studied at the University of Madrid for a year before attending Case Western Reserve University School of Law,where she was president of the student bar association,and graduated in 1990. [2]
After receiving her Juris Doctor,Marshall worked for the Bill Clinton presidential campaign,1992 as Special Assistant to Hillary Clinton. [2] In 1993,she served on the East Wing staff of then-First Lady Hillary Clinton as Special Assistant to the First Lady. [2] In October 1997,at the age of 32,Marshall was appointed Deputy Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary. [2] [5] 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. [2] 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 Senator Hillary Clinton,and subsequently joined the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign,2008. [2] 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. [6]
She was sworn in as US Chief of Protocol on August 3,2009. [7] On May 16,2010,Marshall was the keynote speaker at Commencement of her law school alma mater. [6] [2]
On March 26,2014, Elle honored Marshall,with others,at Italian Embassy in the United States during its annual "Women in Washington Power List." [8]
In September 2023,Marshall joined strategic advisory firm FGS Global as a partner in the firm's Washington,D.C. office. [9]
She lives in Washington,D.C.,with her husband,Robert,and their son,Cole Marshall.[ citation needed ]
She is a first-generation American -- her mother is Mexican, her father Croatian.