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| office = 15th [[United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury]]
| office = 15th [[United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury]]
| president = [[Joe Biden]]
| president = [[Joe Biden]]
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| 1blankname = [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary]]
|1namedata = [[Janet Yellen]]
| 1namedata = [[Janet Yellen]]
| term_start = March 26, 2021
| term_start = March 26, 2021
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| predecessor = [[Justin Muzinich]]
| predecessor = [[Justin Muzinich]]
| office1 = 1st President of the [[Obama Foundation]]
| office1 = President of the [[Obama Foundation]]
| term_start1 = August 1, 2019
| term_start1 = August 1, 2019
| term_end1 = March 25, 2021
| term_end1 = March 25, 2021
| predecessor1 = Position established
| predecessor1 = ''Position established''
| successor1 = [[Valerie Jarrett]] (acting)
| successor1 = [[Valerie Jarrett]]
| office2 = [[Deputy National Security Advisor|United States Deputy National Security Advisor]] for International Economics
| office2 = [[Deputy National Security Advisor (United States)|United States Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics]]
| president2 = [[Barack Obama]]
| president2 = [[Barack Obama]]
| term_start2 = 2015
| term_start2 = 2015
| term_end2 = 2016
| term_end2 = 2016
| predecessor2 = [[Caroline Atkinson]]
| predecessor2 = [[Caroline Atkinson]]
| successor2 = [[Daleep Singh]]
| successor2 = [[Daleep Singh]] (2021)
| birth_name = Adewale O. Adeyemo
| birth_name = Adewale Adeyemo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|5|20}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|5|20}}
| birth_place = [[Ibadan]], [[Nigeria]]
| birth_place = [[Ibadan]], Nigeria
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| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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| education = [[University of California, Berkeley]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[Yale University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
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'''Adewale''' "'''Wally'''" '''Adeyemo''' (born May 20, 1981) is a [[Nigerian-American]] government official serving as the [[United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury|United States deputy secretary of the treasury]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Obama Foundation Announces Wally Adeyemo as President|url=https://www.obama.org/updates/obama-foundation-announces-president/|access-date=2020-12-02|website=Obama Foundation|language=en}}</ref> He was the first president of the [[Obama Foundation]] and also served during the [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama administration]] as the [[Deputy National Security Advisor (United States)|deputy national security advisor]] for international economics from 2015 to 2016 and deputy director of the [[National Economic Council (United States)|National Economic Council]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=August 11, 2019 |title=Adewale Adeyemo: President of Obama Foundation |url=https://leadership.ng/adewale-adeyemo-president-of-obama-foundation/ |access-date=November 29, 2020 |work=[[Leadership (newspaper)|Leadership]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/download/gov.gpo.fdsys.CHRG-114shrg98386/CHRG-114shrg98386.pdf |title=Hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs |publisher=U.S. Senate |page=19 |access-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref>
'''Adewale O.''' "'''Wally'''" '''Adeyemo''' (born May 20, 1981) is an American attorney currently serving as the [[United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury|United States deputy secretary of the treasury]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Obama Foundation Announces Wally Adeyemo as President|url=https://www.obama.org/updates/obama-foundation-announces-president/|access-date=2020-12-02|website=Obama Foundation|language=en}}</ref> He was the first president of the [[Obama Foundation]] and served during the [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama administration]] as the [[Deputy National Security Advisor (United States)|deputy national security advisor]] for [[international economics]] from 2015 to 2016 and deputy director of the [[National Economic Council (United States)|National Economic Council]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=August 11, 2019 |title=Adewale Adeyemo: President of Obama Foundation |url=https://leadership.ng/adewale-adeyemo-president-of-obama-foundation/ |access-date=November 29, 2020 |work=[[Leadership (newspaper)|Leadership]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/download/gov.gpo.fdsys.CHRG-114shrg98386/CHRG-114shrg98386.pdf |title=Hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs |publisher=U.S. Senate |page=19 |access-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Adeyemo was born to [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] parents in [[Ibadan]], [[Nigeria]] and raised in [[Southern California]].<ref name=":1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/04/15/commencement-speaker-wally-adeyemo-followed-a-remarkable-road-to-leadership/ |title=Commencement speaker Wally Adeyemo followed a remarkable road to leadership |date=April 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=December 16, 2015|title=Obama Appoints 34 Years Old Adewale Adeyemo As Deputy National Security Advisor|url=https://nairametrics.com/2015/12/16/obama-appoints-34-years-old-adewale-adeyemo-as-deputy-national-security-advisor/|access-date=June 6, 2020|website=Nairametrics|language=en-GB}}</ref> His father was a teacher and his mother was a nurse. He has two younger siblings.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/01/us/politics/treasury-Adewale-Adeyemo.html|title=Biden Pick for Treasury's No. 2, a Moderate Voice, Breaks Racial Barrier|first=Alan|last=Rappeport|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 1, 2020|access-date=December 23, 2020}}</ref> After graduating from [[Eisenhower High School (Rialto, California)|Eisenhower High School]] in [[Rialto, California]] in 1999,<ref>{{cite web |title=Notable Eagles |url=https://kec.rialto.k12.ca.us/domain/1169 |website=Eisenhower High School |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref> he received a [[Bachelor of Arts|bachelor of arts]] degree from the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 2004 and a [[Juris Doctor|juris doctor]] degree from [[Yale Law School]] in 2009.<ref name=":1"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rachlin|first=Jill|title=Wally Adeyemo|url=https://www.lawandsecurity.org/mission/team/wally-adeyemo/|access-date=June 6, 2020|website=Reiss Center on Law and Security|language=en-US}}</ref>
Adeyemo was born to [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] parents in [[Ibadan]], Nigeria, and raised in [[Southern California]].<ref name=":1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/04/15/commencement-speaker-wally-adeyemo-followed-a-remarkable-road-to-leadership/ |title=Commencement speaker Wally Adeyemo followed a remarkable road to leadership |date=April 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=December 16, 2015|title=Obama Appoints 34 Years Old Adewale Adeyemo As Deputy National Security Advisor|url=https://nairametrics.com/2015/12/16/obama-appoints-34-years-old-adewale-adeyemo-as-deputy-national-security-advisor/|access-date=June 6, 2020|website=Nairametrics|language=en-GB}}</ref> His father was a teacher and his mother was a nurse. He has two younger siblings.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/01/us/politics/treasury-Adewale-Adeyemo.html|title=Biden Pick for Treasury's No. 2, a Moderate Voice, Breaks Racial Barrier|first=Alan|last=Rappeport|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 1, 2020|access-date=December 23, 2020}}</ref> After graduating from [[Eisenhower High School (Rialto, California)|Eisenhower High School]] in [[Rialto, California]], in 1999,<ref>{{cite web |title=Notable Eagles |url=https://kec.rialto.k12.ca.us/domain/1169 |website=Eisenhower High School |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref> he received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from the [[University of California, Berkeley]], in 2004 and a [[Juris Doctor]] degree from [[Yale Law School]] in 2009.<ref name=":1"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rachlin|first=Jill|title=Wally Adeyemo|url=https://www.lawandsecurity.org/mission/team/wally-adeyemo/|access-date=June 6, 2020|website=Reiss Center on Law and Security|language=en-US}}</ref>


== Early career ==
== Early career ==
Adeyemo served as the director of African American outreach for the [[John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign]] and was based in the [[San Francisco]] office.<ref>{{Cite web|title=John Kerry-California Campaign Organization|url=http://p2004.org/kerry/kerrorgca.html|access-date=June 6, 2020|website=p2004.org}}</ref>
Adeyemo served as the director of African American outreach for the [[John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign]] in California and was based in the [[San Francisco]] office.<ref>{{Cite web|title=John Kerry-California Campaign Organization|url=http://p2004.org/kerry/kerrorgca.html|access-date=June 6, 2020|website=p2004.org}}</ref>


Prior to joining the [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama administration]], Adeyemo worked as an editor at the [[Hamilton Project]]. Adeyemo then served as senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to [[Jack Lew]] in the [[United States Department of the Treasury]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ayemoba |first=Andrea |date=2015-12-17 |title=Obama appoints 34-yr-old Nigerian, Adewale Adeyemo as deputy NSA |url=https://africabusinesscommunities.com/news/obama-appoints-34-yr-old-nigerian-adewale-adeyemo-as-deputy-nsa.html |access-date=2020-06-06 |website=Africa Business Communities |language=en}}</ref> Adeyemo later worked as a [[Negotiation|negotiator]] on the [[Trans-Pacific Partnership]]. He also served as the first chief of staff of the [[Consumer Financial Protection Bureau]] under [[Elizabeth Warren]].
Prior to joining the [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama administration]], Adeyemo worked as an editor at the [[Hamilton Project]]. Adeyemo then served as senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to [[Jack Lew]] in the [[United States Department of the Treasury]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ayemoba |first=Andrea |date=2015-12-17 |title=Obama appoints 34-yr-old Nigerian, Adewale Adeyemo as deputy NSA |url=https://africabusinesscommunities.com/news/obama-appoints-34-yr-old-nigerian-adewale-adeyemo-as-deputy-nsa.html |access-date=2020-06-06 |website=Africa Business Communities |language=en}}</ref> Adeyemo later worked as a [[Negotiation|negotiator]] on the [[Trans-Pacific Partnership]]. He also served as the first chief of staff of the [[Consumer Financial Protection Bureau]] under [[Elizabeth Warren]].


==Later career==
== Obama administration ==
=== Obama administration (2014–2016)===
In November 2014, Adeyemo was nominated to be [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/113th-congress/2119 |title=PN2119 — Adewale Adeyemo — Department of the Treasury |website=U.S. Congress |date=December 17, 2014 |access-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref> at the same time that the incumbent assistant Secretary, [[Marisa Lago]], was nominated to be a [[Office of the United States Trade Representative|Deputy United States Trade representative]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/113th-congress/2121 |title=PN2121 — Marisa Lago — Executive Office of the President |website=U.S. Congress |date=December 17, 2014 |access-date=January 26, 2021}}</ref> He appeared before the [[United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs|Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs]] in September 2015,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl0189.aspx |title=Statement By Adewale O. Adeyemo, Nominee For Assistant Secretary For International Markets And Development, Before The Senate Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs |website=U.S. Department of the Treasury |access-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref> but the committee did not advance his nomination to the full Senate. The nomination was withdrawn by President Obama in December 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/114th-congress/86 |title=PN86 — Adewale Adeyemo — Department of the Treasury |website=U.S. Congress |date=December 18, 2015 |access-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref>
In November 2014, Adeyemo was nominated to be [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/113th-congress/2119 |title=PN2119 — Adewale Adeyemo — Department of the Treasury |website=U.S. Congress |date=December 17, 2014 |access-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref> at the same time that the incumbent assistant Secretary, [[Marisa Lago]], was nominated to be a [[Office of the United States Trade Representative|Deputy United States Trade representative]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/113th-congress/2121 |title=PN2121 — Marisa Lago — Executive Office of the President |website=U.S. Congress |date=December 17, 2014 |access-date=January 26, 2021}}</ref> He appeared before the [[United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs|Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs]] in September 2015,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl0189.aspx |title=Statement By Adewale O. Adeyemo, Nominee For Assistant Secretary For International Markets And Development, Before The Senate Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs |website= [[U.S. Department of the Treasury]] |access-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref> but the committee did not advance his nomination to the full Senate. The nomination was withdrawn by President Obama in December 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/114th-congress/86 |title=PN86 — Adewale Adeyemo — Department of the Treasury |website=U.S. Congress |date=December 18, 2015 |access-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref>

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Adeyemo was instead selected to concurrently serve as [[Deputy National Security Advisor (United States)|Deputy National Security Advisor]] for International Economics and deputy director of the [[National Economic Council (United States)|National Economic Council]] in 2015, serving until 2016. During his tenure, he was the president's representative to the [[Group of Seven|G7]] and [[G20]] and held several senior management positions at the Department of the Treasury, including senior adviser and deputy chief of staff, and chief negotiator for the [[Trans-Pacific Partnership]]’s provisions on macroeconomic policy.<ref name=":0" />

=== Out of government ===
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Adeyemo worked at [[BlackRock]] for two years from 2017, serving as a senior advisor, having previously been interim chief of staff for the firm's CEO, [[Laurence D. Fink]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/02/blackrock-biden/ |title=Two Biden aides will recuse on BlackRock issues as past ties pose questions |date=2021-01-02 |author1=Yeganeh Torbati |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abana.co/event/speakers/wally-adeyemo/|title=ABANA &#124; Event Speakers &#124; Wally Adeyemo}}</ref>


On August 1, 2019, Adeyemo was selected as the first president of the [[Obama Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Obama Foundation Announces Wally Adeyemo as President|url=https://www.obama.org/updates/obama-foundation-announces-president/|access-date=June 6, 2020|website= [[Obama Foundation]] |language=en}}</ref>
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Adeyemo was instead selected to concurrently serve as [[Deputy National Security Advisor (United States)|Deputy National Security Advisor]] for International Economics and Deputy Director of the [[National Economic Council (United States)|National Economic Council]] in 2015, serving until 2016. During his tenure, he was the president's representative to the [[Group of Seven|G7]] and [[G20]] and held several senior management positions at the Department of the Treasury, including senior adviser and deputy chief of staff, and chief negotiator for the [[Trans-Pacific Partnership]]’s provisions on macroeconomic policy.<ref name=":0" />


== Out of government ==
=== Biden administration ===
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Adeyemo worked at [[BlackRock]] for two years from 2017, serving as a senior advisor, having previously been interim chief of staff for the firm's CEO, [[Laurence D. Fink]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/02/blackrock-biden/ |title=Two Biden aides will recuse on BlackRock issues as past ties pose questions |date=2021-01-02 |author1=Yeganeh Torbati |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abana.co/event/speakers/wally-adeyemo/|title=ABANA &#124; Event Speakers &#124; Wally Adeyemo}}</ref> On August 1, 2019, Adeyemo was selected as the first president of the [[Obama Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Obama Foundation Announces Wally Adeyemo as President|url=https://www.obama.org/updates/obama-foundation-announces-president/|access-date=June 6, 2020|website=Obama Foundation|language=en}}</ref>


==== Nomination to Treasury ====
== Deputy secretary of the treasury ==
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In November 2020, it was announced that Adeyemo would be nominated to serve as [[United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury]] in the [[Biden administration]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biden unveils diverse economic team as challenges to economy grow|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/29/biden-economic-transition-team-441227|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=[[POLITICO]]|date=November 29, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Davidson|first=Ken Thomas and Kate|date=November 29, 2020|title=WSJ News Exclusive {{!}} Biden to Name Rouse, Tanden to Economic Team|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-to-name-rouse-tanden-to-economic-team-11606684256|access-date=November 30, 2020|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> On January 20, 2021, his nomination was submitted to the [[United States Senate|Senate]] for confirmation.<ref name="DepNom">{{Cite web |title=PN79-1 — Adewale O. Adeyemo — Department of the Treasury |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/79/1 |access-date=February 22, 2021 |website=U.S. Congress}}</ref> A hearing before the [[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Senate Committee on Finance]] was held on February 23, 2021; his nomination was reported out of committee by [[voice vote]] on March 3.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hearing-to-consider-the-nomination-of-adewale-o-adeyemo-of-california-to-be-deputy-secretary-of-the-treasury |title=Hearing to Consider the Nomination of Adewale O. Adeyemo, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury |website=U.S. Senate |access-date=February 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=March 3, 2021 |title=Trade, Treasury nominees advanced by Senate Finance |url=https://www.rollcall.com/2021/03/03/trade-treasury-nominees-advanced-by-senate-finance/ |accessdate=March 5, 2021 |publisher=Roll Call}}</ref> On March 25, 2021, he was confirmed by the Senate, also by voice vote.<ref name="DepNom" />


=== Nomination ===
==== Tenure ====
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On March 26, 2021, he was sworn into office by Secretary [[Janet Yellen]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 26, 2021 |title=Swearing In of Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo |url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/swearing-in-of-deputy-secretary-wally-adeyemo |access-date=March 27, 2021 |website=home.treasury.gov}}</ref> Deputy Secretary Adeyemo has been heavily involved in [[List of people and organizations sanctioned during the Russo-Ukrainian War|sanctions enforcement in 2022]], visiting<ref name="READOUT">{{cite web | title=READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo's Visit to Turkey | website=[[U.S. Department of the Treasury]] | date=2022-06-25 | url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0834 | access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref> and speaking with<ref name="READOUT-meeting">{{cite web | title=READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo's Meeting with Deputy Finance Minister of Türkiye Yunus Elitas | website=[[U.S. Department of the Treasury]] | date=2022-08-20 | url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0926 | access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref> foreign regulators to encourage their cooperation.
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In November 2020, it was announced that Adeyemo would be nominated to serve as [[United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury]] in the [[Biden administration]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biden unveils diverse economic team as challenges to economy grow|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/29/biden-economic-transition-team-441227|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=POLITICO|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Davidson|first=Ken Thomas and Kate|date=November 29, 2020|title=WSJ News Exclusive {{!}} Biden to Name Rouse, Tanden to Economic Team|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-to-name-rouse-tanden-to-economic-team-11606684256|access-date=November 30, 2020|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> On January 20, 2021, his nomination was submitted to the [[United States Senate|Senate]] for confirmation.<ref name="DepNom">{{Cite web |title=PN79-1 — Adewale O. Adeyemo — Department of the Treasury |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/79/1 |access-date=February 22, 2021 |website=U.S. Congress}}</ref> A hearing before the [[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Senate Committee on Finance]] was held on February 23, 2021; his nomination was reported out of committee by [[voice vote]] on March 3.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hearing-to-consider-the-nomination-of-adewale-o-adeyemo-of-california-to-be-deputy-secretary-of-the-treasury |title=Hearing to Consider the Nomination of Adewale O. Adeyemo, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury |website=U.S. Senate |access-date=February 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=March 3, 2021 |title=Trade, Treasury nominees advanced by Senate Finance |url=https://www.rollcall.com/2021/03/03/trade-treasury-nominees-advanced-by-senate-finance/ |accessdate=March 5, 2021 |publisher=Roll Call}}</ref> On March 25, 2021, he was confirmed by the Senate, also by voice vote.<ref name="DepNom" />


On June 2, 2024, Adeyemo wrote an article for the ''[[Financial Times]]'' headlined "We need to put sand in the gears of the Russian war machine", in the context of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name="ft1">{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/10b45e02-7580-449c-8b70-a5cf2b7d808d |title=We need to put sand in the gears of the Russian war machine }}</ref>
=== Tenure ===
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On March 26, 2021, he was sworn into office by [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary]] [[Janet Yellen]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 26, 2021 |title=Swearing In of Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo |url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/swearing-in-of-deputy-secretary-wally-adeyemo |access-date=March 27, 2021 |website=home.treasury.gov}}</ref> Deputy Secretary Adeyemo has been heavily involved in [[List of people and organizations sanctioned during the Russo-Ukrainian War|sanctions enforcement in 2022]], visiting<ref name="READOUT">{{cite web | title=READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo's Visit to Turkey | website=[[U.S. Department of the Treasury]] | date=2022-06-25 | url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0834 | access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref> and speaking with<ref name="READOUT-meeting">{{cite web | title=READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo's Meeting with Deputy Finance Minister of Türkiye Yunus Elitas | website=[[U.S. Department of the Treasury]] | date=2022-08-20 | url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0926 | access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref> foreign regulators to encourage their cooperation.


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Latest revision as of 09:38, 21 December 2024

Wally Adeyemo
Official portrait, 2021
15th United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 26, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
SecretaryJanet Yellen
Preceded byJustin Muzinich
President of the Obama Foundation
In office
August 1, 2019 – March 25, 2021
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byValerie Jarrett
United States Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics
In office
2015–2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byCaroline Atkinson
Succeeded byDaleep Singh (2021)
Personal details
Born
Adewale Adeyemo

(1981-05-20) May 20, 1981 (age 43)
Ibadan, Nigeria
Political partyDemocratic
Education

Adewale O. "Wally" Adeyemo (born May 20, 1981) is an American attorney currently serving as the United States deputy secretary of the treasury.[1] He was the first president of the Obama Foundation and served during the Obama administration as the deputy national security advisor for international economics from 2015 to 2016 and deputy director of the National Economic Council.[2][3]

Early life and education

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Adeyemo was born to Yoruba parents in Ibadan, Nigeria, and raised in Southern California.[3][4][5] His father was a teacher and his mother was a nurse. He has two younger siblings.[6] After graduating from Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California, in 1999,[7] he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2004 and a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School in 2009.[3][8]

Early career

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Adeyemo served as the director of African American outreach for the John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign in California and was based in the San Francisco office.[9]

Prior to joining the Obama administration, Adeyemo worked as an editor at the Hamilton Project. Adeyemo then served as senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to Jack Lew in the United States Department of the Treasury.[10] Adeyemo later worked as a negotiator on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. He also served as the first chief of staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under Elizabeth Warren.

Later career

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Obama administration (2014–2016)

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In November 2014, Adeyemo was nominated to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets[11] at the same time that the incumbent assistant Secretary, Marisa Lago, was nominated to be a Deputy United States Trade representative.[12] He appeared before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in September 2015,[13] but the committee did not advance his nomination to the full Senate. The nomination was withdrawn by President Obama in December 2015.[14]

Adeyemo was instead selected to concurrently serve as Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics and deputy director of the National Economic Council in 2015, serving until 2016. During his tenure, he was the president's representative to the G7 and G20 and held several senior management positions at the Department of the Treasury, including senior adviser and deputy chief of staff, and chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s provisions on macroeconomic policy.[2]

Out of government

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Adeyemo worked at BlackRock for two years from 2017, serving as a senior advisor, having previously been interim chief of staff for the firm's CEO, Laurence D. Fink.[15][16]

On August 1, 2019, Adeyemo was selected as the first president of the Obama Foundation.[17]

Biden administration

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Nomination to Treasury

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In November 2020, it was announced that Adeyemo would be nominated to serve as United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury in the Biden administration.[18][19] On January 20, 2021, his nomination was submitted to the Senate for confirmation.[20] A hearing before the Senate Committee on Finance was held on February 23, 2021; his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote on March 3.[21][22] On March 25, 2021, he was confirmed by the Senate, also by voice vote.[20]

Tenure

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On March 26, 2021, he was sworn into office by Secretary Janet Yellen.[23] Deputy Secretary Adeyemo has been heavily involved in sanctions enforcement in 2022, visiting[24] and speaking with[25] foreign regulators to encourage their cooperation.

On June 2, 2024, Adeyemo wrote an article for the Financial Times headlined "We need to put sand in the gears of the Russian war machine", in the context of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[26]

References

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  1. ^ "Obama Foundation Announces Wally Adeyemo as President". Obama Foundation. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Adewale Adeyemo: President of Obama Foundation". Leadership. August 11, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (PDF). U.S. Senate. p. 19. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Commencement speaker Wally Adeyemo followed a remarkable road to leadership". April 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Obama Appoints 34 Years Old Adewale Adeyemo As Deputy National Security Advisor". Nairametrics. December 16, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  6. ^ Rappeport, Alan (December 1, 2020). "Biden Pick for Treasury's No. 2, a Moderate Voice, Breaks Racial Barrier". The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Notable Eagles". Eisenhower High School. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  8. ^ Rachlin, Jill. "Wally Adeyemo". Reiss Center on Law and Security. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "John Kerry-California Campaign Organization". p2004.org. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  10. ^ Ayemoba, Andrea (December 17, 2015). "Obama appoints 34-yr-old Nigerian, Adewale Adeyemo as deputy NSA". Africa Business Communities. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  11. ^ "PN2119 — Adewale Adeyemo — Department of the Treasury". U.S. Congress. December 17, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  12. ^ "PN2121 — Marisa Lago — Executive Office of the President". U.S. Congress. December 17, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  13. ^ "Statement By Adewale O. Adeyemo, Nominee For Assistant Secretary For International Markets And Development, Before The Senate Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "PN86 — Adewale Adeyemo — Department of the Treasury". U.S. Congress. December 18, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  15. ^ Yeganeh Torbati (January 2, 2021). "Two Biden aides will recuse on BlackRock issues as past ties pose questions". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  16. ^ "ABANA | Event Speakers | Wally Adeyemo".
  17. ^ "Obama Foundation Announces Wally Adeyemo as President". Obama Foundation. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  18. ^ "Biden unveils diverse economic team as challenges to economy grow". POLITICO. November 29, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  19. ^ Davidson, Ken Thomas and Kate (November 29, 2020). "WSJ News Exclusive | Biden to Name Rouse, Tanden to Economic Team". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  20. ^ a b "PN79-1 — Adewale O. Adeyemo — Department of the Treasury". U.S. Congress. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  21. ^ "Hearing to Consider the Nomination of Adewale O. Adeyemo, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury". U.S. Senate. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  22. ^ "Trade, Treasury nominees advanced by Senate Finance". Roll Call. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  23. ^ "Swearing In of Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo". home.treasury.gov. March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  24. ^ "READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo's Visit to Turkey". U.S. Department of the Treasury. June 25, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  25. ^ "READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo's Meeting with Deputy Finance Minister of Türkiye Yunus Elitas". U.S. Department of the Treasury. August 20, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  26. ^ "We need to put sand in the gears of the Russian war machine".
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