Secretary Arne Duncan's Biography

Biographical

Full Name: Arne Duncan
Current Office: U.S. Secretary of Education, Democratic
First Appointed: 01/20/2009
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Karen; 2 Children: Clare, Ryan
Birth Date: 11/06/1964
Birth Place: Hyde Park, IL
Home City: Chicago, IL

BA, Sociology, Harvard University, 1987

United States Secretary of Education, 2009-present
Confirmed, United States Secretary of Education, January 20, 2009

No caucus information on file.

Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Public Schools, 2001-2008
Chicago Public Schools, 1998-2008
Director, Ariel Education Initiative, 1992-1998
Professional Basketball Player, Australia, 1987-1991

Former Board Member, Ariel Education Initiative
Former Board Member, Chicago Cares
Former Board Member, The Children's Center
Former Board Member, Golden Apple Foundation
Former Board of Overseers, Harvard College
Former Visiting Committee, Harvard University's Graduate School of Education
Former Board Member, Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
Former Board Member, Jobs for America's Graduates
Former Board Member, Junior Achievement
Former Member, Dean's Advisory Board, Kellogg School of Management
Former Board Member, National Association of Basketball Coaches' Foundation
Former Board Member, Renaissance Schools Fund
Former Board Member, Scholarship Chicago
Former Board Member, South Side Young Men's Christian Association
Former Member, Visiting Committee, University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration

 

Contact Information

Department Webmail
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Department Website
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Department Website - YouTube
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Department Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/usedgov

General Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/SecretaryArneDuncan

Washington, D.C.
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Room 2100A

Washington, DC 20202

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Department
United States Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, Southwest

Washington, DC 20202

Phone: 202-401-2000
Toll Free: 800-872-5327
TDD/TTY: 800-437-0833