Jeremy Lewin
American civil servant
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Jeremy P. Lewin is an American political appointee, serving as Acting Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom since July 2025.[1][2][3] He has been affiliated with the Department of Government Efficiency.[4]
Harvard University (JD)
Jeremy Lewin | |
|---|---|
| Under Secretary of State for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office July 11, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Albert T. Gombis (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Early life and education
Lewin attended Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, a private school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, graduating in 2015.[5] He later received his BA from Dartmouth College and his JD from Harvard Law School.[2] He was a member of the Federalist Society at Harvard.[5]
Career
After his law school graduation, he worked as a Clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[2][5] In 2024, he joined Munger, Tolles & Olson as a trial lawyer.[5]
Lewin joined the second Trump administration as a member of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), appointed deputy administrator for policy and programs for USAID, and helped oversee the agency's dismantling.[6][7][8] Lewin authored memos detailing the decommissioning of the agency, including one titled "USAID's Final Mission", shortly after, remaining staff were fired.[9]
In June 2025, Lewin waived nine mandatory anti-fraud and counterterrorism safeguards in an effort to expedite a $30 million award to the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.[10]