Steve Goldstein
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
In office
December 4, 2017 – March 13, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byRichard Stengel
Succeeded byHeather Nauert (acting)
Assistant to the Secretary and Director of Public Affairs at United States Department of the Interior
In office
February 3, 1989 – January 20, 1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Personal details
Born
Irwin Steven Goldstein[1]

1952 (age 71–72)
Nashville, Tennessee
Political partyRepublican
ChildrenJack Reason [2]
ResidenceManhattan, New York City
EducationUniversity School of Nashville
University of Arizona

Irwin Steven Goldstein (born 1952) is a former American diplomat, government official, and businessman who served as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs at the United States Department of State during Secretary Rex Tillerson's tenure in the Trump Administration.[3] He was also Assistant to the Secretary and Director of Public Affairs at the United States Department of the Interior under Manuel Lujan Jr. during the Presidency of George H. W. Bush.[4]

In the private sector, Goldstein directed communications at several large financial services companies, including as Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer at AllianceBernstein and Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer at TIAA-CREF. He was also Vice President, Corporate Communications at Dow Jones & Company.[5]

Goldstein is Chief Communications Officer at the Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE), a stock exchange based in New York City.[6]

Early years

Irwin Steven Goldstein was born to Bernie and Sandra Goldstein of Nashville, Tennessee.[1][7] Goldstein graduated from the University School of Nashville. He attended and graduated from the University of Arizona, where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science and education.[7][8] After college, he worked as a teacher.[9]

Private sector career

Goldstein served as senior vice president of BP Global Solutions.[10][8][7]

Goldstein was employed at Dow Jones/The Wall Street Journal, where he was Vice President of Corporate Communications.[7]

Goldstein worked at TIAA for seven years, serving as its Executive Vice president and Chief Communications Officer.[7][11] He stepped down from the position as of September 30, 2010.[12]

He is currently Chief Communications Officer at the Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE), an SEC-registered national securities exchange built to serve companies and investors who share a long-term vision.

Public sector career

Goldstein (right) signs a Memorandum of Understanding on cultural property protection with Libya in 2018

Goldstein spent eight years working as a press secretary and chief of staff for several members of Congress, including Manuel Lujan and Ronald Machtley.[7][9][13]

When President George H. W. Bush appointed Lujan the U.S. Secretary of Interior, Goldstein was hired to work as his spokesperson. Goldstein's official titles at the U.S. Department of the Interior were Assistant to the Secretary and Director of Public Affairs.[10][7][14]

President Donald Trump nominated Goldstein to Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, the State Department's public relations and public affairs chief. Moira Whelan, who served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Digital Strategy at the State Department during the Obama administration, said Goldstein would be a "key player in the effort to push back against Russian disinformation efforts around the world and in the United States."[15] Goldstein was unanimously confirmed by the Senate,[16] and he was sworn into the position on December 4, 2017.[7][17]

Shortly after President Trump dismissed Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on March 13, 2018, Goldstein released a statement that Tillerson did not know why he had been fired and that Tillerson had only learned of his firing that morning from Trump's tweet.[18][19] Goldstein's statement was seen as contradicting the official account of Tillerson's dismissal, and Goldstein was fired from his position.[18][19] According to Axios, Goldstein was disliked in the White House "and seen as openly anti-Trump."[20]

References

  1. ^ a b "27 Trump Nominees Received by U.S. Senate". Targeted News Service. September 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "18 Jan 2019 — Steve Goldstein (US State Department [former])". Media Hopper Create.
  3. ^ "Irwin Steven Goldstein (1952–)". Office of the Historian, United States Department of State. Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute United States Department of State. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Steve Goldstein Assumes Charge as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs". Diplopundit. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  5. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". Trump White House Archive. Trump White House. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Leadership team with deep and relevant expertise". LTSE. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Former Nashvillian tapped for State Department post". The Jewish Observer. January 31, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". whitehouse.gov. September 15, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017 – via National Archives.
  9. ^ a b Bakst, M. Charles (December 24, 1988). "Now Hear This". Providence Journal (Providence, Rhode Island). p. A3.
  10. ^ a b "Who is the Next Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs?". Voice of America. November 28, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  11. ^ "Fine Print". Crain's New York Business. October 23, 2017. p. 3.
  12. ^ Peterson, Chad (April 16, 2010). "TIAA-CREF Appoints Connie K. Weaver Chief Marketing and Communications Officer". Business Wire.
  13. ^ Richley, Warren (August 1, 1984). "Israel prosecutes American citizens for actions taken in the US". The Christian Science Monitor. p. 12.
  14. ^ Hayakawa, Alan R. (February 25, 1989). "New Interior Chief Noncommittal on Owl". The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon). p. A13.
  15. ^ Whelan, Moira. (October 31, 2017). "It's Time for the State Department to Stop Throwing Money at Facebook". Foreign Policy.
  16. ^ Atwood, Kyle (March 13, 2018). "Trump fires Steve Goldstein, a top Tillerson deputy, in State Department shake-up". Newsweek.
  17. ^ "State Department Conducts Daily Press Briefing, Nov. 28". Targeted News Service. November 28, 2017.
  18. ^ a b Lee, Matthew (March 13, 2018). "The Latest: Officials say White House fired Tillerson aide". Associated Press.
  19. ^ a b Atwood, Kyle (March 13, 2018). "Trump fires Steve Goldstein, a top Tillerson deputy, in State Department shake-up". CBS News.
  20. ^ Treene, Alayna (March 13, 2018). ""State Department Steve" Fired After Tillerson Ouster". Axios. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
Political offices Preceded byRichard Stengel Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs 2017–2018 Succeeded byHeather NauertActing
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