Jeremy Lewin | |
|---|---|
| Under Secretary of State for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office July 11, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Albert T. Gombis (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Jeremy P. Lewin is an American political appointee,serving as Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance,Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom since July 2025. [1] [2] [3] He has been affiliated with the Department of Government Efficiency. [4]
Lewin attended Buckingham Browne &Nichols School,a private school in Cambridge,Massachusetts,graduating in 2015. [5] He later received his BA from Dartmouth College and his JD from Harvard Law School. [2] He was a member of the Federalist Society at Harvard. [5]
After his law school graduation,he worked as a Clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. [2] [5] In 2024,he joined Munger,Tolles &Olson as a trial lawyer. [5]
Lewin joined the second Trump administration as a member of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),appointed deputy administrator for policy and programs for USAID,and helped oversee the agency's dismantling. [6] [7] [8] Lewin authored memos detailing the decommissioning of the agency,including one titled "USAID's Final Mission",shortly after,remaining staff were fired. [9]
In June 2025,Lewin waived nine mandatory anti-fraud and counterterrorism safeguards in an effort to expedite a $30 million award to the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. [10]
In April 2025,Rolling Stone published an investigation that interviewed with 10 people who knew Lewin,including a girl who had made a police complaint alleging he threatened her with a knife,allegations of assaulting a private school classmate,and making racist remarks. [11] [6]