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Kirstjen Nielsen

キルステン・ニールセン　/　きるすてん・にーるせん

American official

May 14, 1972 (age 54)　・　Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Colorado
official
jurist
politician

My Take

What strikes me about Kirstjen Nielsen is the trajectory: a Georgetown-trained attorney from Colorado Springs who rose quietly through the machinery of government, from chief of staff under John Kelly to deputy chief of staff at the White House, before taking the top job at Homeland Security in 2017. She never seemed to court the spotlight; she was an operator inside the system during one of its most contentious periods. Whatever one makes of the policies of that era, I respect the sheer nerve it takes to occupy a seat that fierce. To me she reads as a career insider who absorbed an extraordinary amount of pressure.

Overview

Kirstjen Michele Nielsen (; born May 14, 1972) is an American attorney who served as United States secretary of homeland security from 2017 to 2019. She is a former principal White House deputy chief of staff to President Donald Trump and was chief of staff to John F. Kelly during his tenure as Secretary of Homeland Security. Nielsen was confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security on December 5, 2017.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Kirstjen Nielsen
Name (Japanese): キルステン・ニールセン
Reading: きるすてん・にーるせん
Born: May 14, 1972 (age 54)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Rat
Origin: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: official / jurist / politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Georgetown University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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