Adam M. Scheinman
American government official
Adam M. Scheinman is an American government official. He served as Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation within the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation at the State Department from 2021 to 2025. He previously served in the same role from 2014 through 2017 under President Barack Obama. He also served as a professor of Practice and the Department of Energy Faculty Chair at the National War College.
Early life and education
Scheinman earned a bachelor's degree at Cornell University in 1987, and a master's degree at George Washington University in 1990.
Career
Scheinman is a career member of the Senior Executive Service. From 1999 to 2009, he held a number of positions in the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, working in the Office of Nonproliferation and International Security, Office of Arms Control and Nonproliferation, and Nonproliferation and National Security. From 1995 to 1999, he served as Foreign Affairs Analyst in the Office of International Policy and Analysis Division at the Department of Energy.
Obama administration
During the Obama administration, Scheinman served as Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, with the rank of Ambassador. President Obama nominated Scheinman on July 18, 2013.
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