Tara sonenshine biography

Tara D. Sonenshine (born 1959) is an American diplomat and former journalist in broadcast and print news.
Undersecretary Tara D. Sonenshine received her Bachelor's degree in political science from Tufts University, and began her professional career in broadcasting.
Tara has a distinguished career in government, non-profits and the media.

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The Hon. Tara D. Sonenshine

Former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, US State Department

Biography

Undersecretary Tara D. Sonenshine received her Bachelor’s degree in political science from Tufts University, and began her professional career in broadcasting, working for ABC News in New York in the USA. She was editorial producer of ABC News’ Nightline for more than a decade, and also served as a reporter at the Pentagon for ABC’s World News Tonight. Ms. Sonenshine has received several recognitions for her work in broadcasting, including receiving 10 News Emmy Awards in Journalism.

Ms. Sonenshine held a number of roles at the White House during the presidency of Bill Clinton, where she was Transition Director and Director of Foreign Policy Planning for the National Security Council and Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Communications for the NSC. She went on to serve as a Strategic Communications Advisor for numerous international organizations such as USIP, the International Crisis Group, the American A

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Tara Sonenshine served as U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs until 2013. Tara has a distinguished career in government, non-profits and the media. She has demonstrated expertise in foreign policy, programming, communications strategy and public policy and has had extensive dealings with business, community and governmental leaders worldwide. Her high-level experience in the media includes producing news programs for network television and authoring articles for national print and online media. She is the winner of 10 News Emmy Awards and other awards in journalism for programs on domestic and international issues. Having served on the Board of Trustees at the Women’s Foreign Policy Group and other organizations, she has actively consulted to the private sector, NGO sector, and multiple clients on media outreach, board development, and strategic communications including facilitation and moderating programs for The Wilson Center, The United States Institute of Peace, Voice of America and others. Tara has worked at The White House as Deputy Director

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Tara Sonenshine

American diplomat and former journalist

Tara D. Sonenshine (born 1959)^[2] is an American diplomat and former journalist in broadcast and print news. She served as the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs^[3] at the Department of State from 2012 to 2013. She is now the Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice in Public Diplomacy at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. Previously, she was a distinguished fellow at the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs. Sonenshine also was senior career coach at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University from 2017 to 2020. In this role she assisted students in the master's program to navigate their global careers.^[4]

In 1981, she graduated from Tufts University^[5]Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in political science.^[6]

Sonenshine is the recipient of ten News Emmy Awards in broadcast journalism.^[5] She had been the Executive Vice President of the United States Institute of Peace.^[