Ethan Rosenzweig

Ethan Rosenzweig
Official portrait, 2021
Acting Chief of Protocol of the United States
In office
August 1, 2023 – January 20, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byRufus Gifford
Succeeded byMonica Crowley
Personal details
PartyDemocratic
EducationAmerican University (BA, MPP)
Emory University (JD)

Ethan Rosenzweig is an American government official who served as the chief of protocol of the United States from 2023 to 2025.

Early life and education

Rosenzweig is from Monroe, Louisiana. [1] Rosenzweig earned his undergraduate degree and master's in public policy from American University in Washington, D.C.[2] He later earned his J.D. from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia.[3]

Career

Rosenzweig served as a presidential management fellow for the U.S. Department of Education, serving as deputy director of the Office of Policy Briefing and Scheduling, and a federal law clerk for the U.S. District Court in Georgia. He clerked for G. Ernest Tidwell of the U.S. District Court of Northern Georgia.[3]

He worked at Emory Law as Associate Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Services.[4]

In September 2021, Rosenzweig joined the U.S. State Department as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Academic Programs for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.[5]

In July 2023, Rosenzweig was named the chief of protocol, replacing Rufus Gifford.[6] He officially assumed the role on August 1, 2023 and continued in the role in an acting capacity until January 20, 2025.

References

  1. ^ "Ethan Rosenzweig". United States Department of State. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "DAS Rosenzweig and Advisers Discuss Challenges, Opportunities | The USEFP Gazette". Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Emory professor and graduates nominated to federal posts | Emory University School of Law | Atlanta, GA". Emory University School of Law. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Federal nominations | Emory Lawyer". law.emory.edu. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Diversity Is a Source of Our Strength: How the Department of State Is Increasing Diversity in Study Abroad Programs". United States Department of State. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Close (and weird) encounters at the White House gate". Politico. July 21, 2023.