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Jake Sullivan, born on November 28, 1976 in Burlington, Vermont, United States, is a politician, civil servant and political scientist. That puts Jake Sullivan at 49 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Southwest High School and Magdalen College. Awards on record include Rhodes Scholarship (1998), Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 2nd class, Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (2024) and 2 more.
My Take
Jake Sullivan strikes me as the archetype of the modern policy operator: a Rhodes Scholar from Burlington who rose from Hillary Clinton's deputy to Biden's national security advisor without ever needing the limelight. What interests me is his temperament more than his resume. Steering American foreign policy through an unusually turbulent stretch demands a cool, chess-like mind, and he reads as someone who prefers to work the board rather than perform on it. Whether you agree with his choices or not, he embodies the consigliere type who quietly shapes how a superpower moves, and that fascinates me.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jake Sullivan
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェイク・サリバン
- Reading
- じぇいく・さりばん
- Born
- November 28, 1976 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dragon
- Origin
- Burlington, Vermont, United States
- Occupation
- politician / civil servant / political scientist / jurist
2. Background
- High school
- Southwest High School
- University
- Magdalen College
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Rhodes Scholarship
- Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 2nd class
- 2024 Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
- 2023 Knight Grand Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania
- 2024 Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jake Sullivan born?
Born November 28, 1976 (age 49).
Where is Jake Sullivan from?
Jake Sullivan is from Burlington, Vermont, United States.
What does Jake Sullivan do?
Jake Sullivan works as politician, civil servant, political scientist, jurist.
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