Special Advisor for Children's Issues

The Special Advisor for Children's Issues is a foreign policy position created by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and announced on July 1, 2010. Susan S. Jacobs is the first person to fill the newly created role of Special Advisor for Children's Issues. Working with the Office of Children's Issues, the Special Advisor actively engages with foreign government officials to protect the welfare and interests of children. ^[1]

List

Name	Portrait	Took office	Left office
Susan S. Jacobs		September 30, 2011 [2]	2017 [3]
Suzanne Lawrence		September 2017 [4]
Michelle Bernier-Toth		January 2020 [5]	Incumbent

See also

• International child abduction in the United States
• Office of Children's Issues
• Hague Abduction Convention
• Hague Adoption Convention

References

1. state.gov (2010-07-01). "Secretary Clinton Designates Special Advisor for International Children's Issues". US Department of State. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
2. "Jacobs, Susan". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
3. "Susan Jacobs". The American Academy of Diplomacy. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
4. "Suzanne Lawrence, Special Advisor for Children's Issues On the Release of the Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report on Intercountry Adoption". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
5. "Our Leadership". travel.state.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-01.