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Thomas A. Shannon Jr.

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Thomas Alfred Shannon Jr. (born 1958) is an American diplomat who served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 2016 to 2018. In early 2017, Shannon served as acting United States Secretary of State until President Donald Trump's nominee, Rex Tillerson, was confirmed. He was also acting Deputy Secretary of State of the United States until the Senate confirmed President Trump's nominee, John J. Sullivan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas A. Shannon Jr. is the 76th most popular diplomat (up from 85th in 2019), the 9,603rd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,514th in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Diplomat.

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Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Thomas A. Shannon Jr. ranks 76 out of 90. Before him are Yasushi Akashi, Jacques Diouf, Max Jakobson, Bajrakitiyabha, Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz, and Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo. After him are Wendy Sherman, Vasily Nebenzya, Adolph Dubs, Sumner Welles, Peter Maurer, and Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Thomas A. Shannon Jr. ranks 375. Before him are Kazuaki Nagasawa, Joe F. Edwards Jr., Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, Christina Lathan, Simon Baron-Cohen, and Babyface. After him are Francesco Damiani, John Herrington, Santiago Urquiaga, Patricia Espinosa, Arnaldo Otegi, and Mark Mazower.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas A. Shannon Jr. ranks 9,605 out of 20,380. Before him are Babyface (1958), Molly Shannon (1964), Judy Greer (1975), Joe Arpaio (1932), Edith Abbott (1876), and Les Aspin (1938). After him are Haskell Wexler (1922), Harry Hebner (1891), Bess Meredyth (1890), Ella Baker (1903), Elizabeth Ryan (1892), and Sally Struthers (1947).

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Among DIPLOMATS In United States

Among diplomats born in United States, Thomas A. Shannon Jr. ranks 17. Before him are Richard Holbrooke (1941), Richard Armitage (1945), Ralph Bunche (1904), Victoria Nuland (1961), Joseph Grew (1880), and Edward M. House (1858). After him are Wendy Sherman (1949), Adolph Dubs (1920), Sumner Welles (1892), and Barbara Barrett (1950).

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