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Adewale Wally Adeyemo (born May 20, 1981) is a Nigerian-American lawyer and government worker, he served as the United States deputy secretary of the treasury.
Wally Adeyemo | |
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15th United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury | |
Assumed office March 26, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Secretary | Janet Yellen |
Preceded by | Justin Muzinich |
1st President of the Obama Foundation | |
In office August 1, 2019 – March 25, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Valerie Jarrett (acting) |
United States Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics | |
In office 2015–2016 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Caroline Atkinson |
Succeeded by | Daleep Singh |
Personal details | |
Born | Adewale O. Adeyemo May 20, 1981[1] Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria[1][2] |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Yale University (JD) |
He was also the number one president of the Obama Foundation. He served during the Obama government as the deputy national security advisor for international economics.[3][4][5][6]