Sigal Mandelker

Sigal P. Mandelker is an American lawyer and government official who currently serves as Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. In October 2019, she announced plans to step down from the position to pursue opportunities in the private sector.[3]

Sigal P. Mandelker
Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
Assumed office
June 26, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byAdam Szubin (acting)
Acting United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
In office
June 26, 2017 – December 12, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded bySarah Bloom Raskin
Succeeded byJustin Muzinich
Personal details
Born
Sigal Pearl Mandelker

1971 (age 48–49)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[1]
Spouse(s)Steven D. Capozzola
MotherEster Hornstein (deceased)[2]
FatherGershon N. Mandelker[2]
Education
OccupationAttorney

Early life and education

A child of Holocaust survivors,[4] Mandelker was born in Chicago, Illinois.[5] She received her B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1993 and her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2000.[6][7]

Career

Mandelker was a law clerk for Edith Jones at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Clarence Thomas at the Supreme Court of the United States. She worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York as Assistant U.S. Attorney before becoming Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General, where she worked on national security and counterterrorism. She was Counselor to the Secretary of Homeland Security before she worked in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice as Deputy Assistant Attorney General. As of March 2017, she was a partner at Proskauer Rose.[6][7]

Under Secretary of the Treasury

In March 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Mandelker for the position of Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.[8][6] She was confirmed by the United States Senate with a vote of 96–4 on June 21, 2017.[9]

Mandelker played a significant role in the Trump administration's Iran policy,[10] overseeing the implementation of financial sanctions against Iran and financial crime enforcement against Iran.[4] Mandelker was one of the Trump administration's "most hawkish members on Iran."[3]

On October 2, 2019, it was announced that she would step down from this position and would be succeeded by Justin Muzinich as acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. Mandelker announced plans to pursue opportunities in the private sector.[3]

Memberships

Mandelker is a member of the New York City, New York State, and American Bar Associations, as well as the Federalist Society.[7]

References
  1. https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sigal-Mandelker-Meet-the-woman-who-is-seizing-Irans-money-602815
  2. "NOMINATIONS OF SIGAL P. MANDELKER, MIRA RADIELOVIC RICARDEL, MARSHALL BILLINGSLEA, AND HEATH P. TARBERT". U.S. Congress. May 16, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. Ian Rappeport (October 2, 2019). "Trump's Top Sanctions Official Will Depart". New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  4. Gilsinan, Kathy (July 20, 2019). "The Woman at the Center of Trump's Iran Policy". The Atlantic. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  5. Biography: Sigal P. Mandelker, United States Department of the Treasury.
  6. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Key Administration Posts". White House Office of the Press Secretary. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  7. "Sigal Mandelker". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  8. Damian Paletta (March 14, 2017). "Trump picks another Goldman banker for senior post, in sharp break from campaign bashing". Washington Post. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  9. Macagnone, Michael (June 22, 2017). "Senate Confirms Treasury Undersecretary Pick". Law360. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  10. "The Woman at the Center of Trump's Iran Policy". The Atlantic. July 20, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by
Sarah Bloom Raskin		 United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
Acting
2017–2018		 Succeeded by
Justin Muzinich
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