Christopher Landau
Christopher Landau | |
|---|---|
 | |
| United States Deputy Secretary of State | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Succeeding | Kurt M. Campbell |
| United States Ambassador to Mexico | |
| In office August 12, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Roberta S. Jacobson |
| Succeeded by | Ken Salazar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Thomas Landau[1] November 13, 1963 Madrid, Spain |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Caroline Bruce (m. 1997) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) |
Christopher T. Landau (born November 13, 1963) is an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was the United States Ambassador to Mexico from 2019 to 2021.[2][3]
A lawyer, Landau clerked for then-judge Clarence Thomas of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[4] He later clerked for Justices Antonin Scalia and Thomas of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1990 and 1991 terms.
In December 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Landau to be the United States Deputy Secretary of State.
Personal life
[change | change source]Landau was born in Madrid, Spain while his father was working there for the Department of State.[4] He studied at Harvard University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor.
In 1997, Landau married Caroline Bruce. They have two children.
Legal career
[change | change source]From 1994 to 1995, Landau was a professor of administrative law at the Georgetown University Law Center.[5] In 2017, the Chief Justice of the United States appointed him to the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.[6]
United States Ambassador to Mexico
[change | change source]On March 26, 2019, President Donald Trump nominated Landau as United States Ambassador to Mexico.[7] On August 1, 2019, the Senate unanimously confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[8][9] He was sworn into office on August 12, 2019.[10][11][12] As Ambassador, Landau made the issue of immigration a top policy priority.[13]
As Ambassador to Mexico, Landau was known for using social media many times. Landau tweeted in Spanish "This is an outrage! … Mexico has to be #1!" so that more people could follow him on Twitter. By July 2020, Landau's follower count had gotten bigger to 245,000.[14] In September 2020, Landau was accused of cyberbullying a Mexican college student who criticized him on Twitter.[15]
After Joe Biden replaced Trump as President, Landau left his job as ambassador in 2021, and was replaced by former U.S. Senator from Colorado Ken Salazar.[16]
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State
[change | change source]On December 8, 2024, Landau was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be the United States Deputy Secretary of State for his second administration.[17]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "The rise and fall of petro-liberalism : United States relations with socialist Venezuela". Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ↑ "PN523 — Christopher Landau — Department of State". United States Congress. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Rinde protesta Christopher Landau, nuevo embajador de EU en México". August 12, 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Interview with Christopher Landau". Interviews with Max Raskin. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ↑ Tillman, Zoe; Tamkin, Emily (November 19, 2018). "A Lawyer With Conservative Ties And No Diplomatic Experience Is Being Vetted For US Ambassador To Mexico". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ↑ "COMMITTEES ON RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE CHAIRS and REPORTERS" (PDF). www.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ↑ "Seven Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov – via National Archives.
- ↑ "PN523 — Christopher Landau — Department of State". United States Congress. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Congressional Record".
- ↑ "Christopher Landau rinde protesta como embajador de EU en México" (in Spanish). August 12, 2019. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Christopher Landau new US ambassador arrives in Mexico with his family". August 16, 2019.
- ↑ "AMLO se reúne con el embajador de EU en México, Christopher Landau". August 26, 2019.
- ↑ Krauze, León (February 11, 2021). "Biden's ambassador to Mexico will face steep challenges and an already prickly relationship". Washington Post.
- ↑ Armstrong, Mia (2020-07-29). "Trump's Ambassador to Mexico Wants to Be a Star on Mexican Twitter. It's Complicated". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ↑ Green, Emily (September 15, 2020). "Trump's Ambassador to Mexico Is Bullying a College Student Online". Vice. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ↑ Post, Justin Wingerter | The Denver (2021-08-11). "Colorado's Ken Salazar confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Mexico". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ↑ "Trump Picks Former Ambassador to Mexico for Deputy Secretary of State". The New York Times. December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
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