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Here’s a look at former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Birthday: 29 November 1959
birth place: Chicago, Illinois
birth name: Rahm Israel Emanueli
Father: Benjamin Emanuel, a pediatrician
Mother: Martha (Smulewitz) Emanuel, a psychiatric social worker
Marriage: Emmy Rule (1994–present)
children: Leah, Ilana and Zachi
Education: Sarah Lawrence College, BA, Liberal Arts, 1981; Northwestern University, MA Speech and Communication, 1985
Religion: Jewish
Emanuel’s father is Israeli, and his mother is American.
Emanuel worked in Arabic during high school. A part of his finger had to be amputated after being seriously infected by a meat slicer bite.
Took ballet in high school and received a scholarship to study dance at the Joffrey Ballet School, instead attending Sarah Lawrence.
Retained dual American-Israeli citizenship until age 18.
Sometimes called “rhambo” by news outlets such as The Economist and Salon for his tough, no-nonsense approach to politics and fundraising.
1980 – Chicago serves as a fundraiser on David Robinson’s congressional campaign for the 20th district of Illinois.
1984 – Works on Paul Simon’s campaign for the US Senate.
1988 , Serves as the National Campaign Director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
1989 , Chief fundraiser and senior advisor for Richard M. Daly’s campaign for Mayor of Chicago.
1991-1992 – Serves as the National Finance Director for bill clinton,al – gore presidential campaign.
1993-1998 – Serves as senior adviser to President Clinton, including roles as deputy director of communications, executive assistant, senior adviser on policy and strategy, and senior adviser on political affairs.
1999-2002 , Managing director of the investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in Chicago.
February 2000-May 2001 , Member of the Board of Directors of Freddie Mac.
5 November 2002 – Won election to the US House of Representatives for the 5th district of Illinois; Re-elected in 2004, 2006 and 2008.
5 November 2008 – Nominated for Chief of Staff of the White House Elected President Barack Obama,
December 29, 2008 , announced that he would resign from his seat in the House of Representatives.
January 20, 2009-October 1, 2010 – Serves as Chief of Staff of the White House.
1 October 2010 , Resigns as Chief of Staff of the White House and moves back to Chicago.
November 13, 2010 – formally announces that he is running for mayor of Chicago.
24 January 2011 , The Illinois Appellate Court panel rules that Emanuel does not meet the residency standard to run for mayor.
January 25, 2011 , The Illinois Supreme Court overturns the appeals court’s decision, and orders that Emanuel’s name be included in any ballot printed while the case is pending.
January 27, 2011 – The Illinois Supreme Court issued a ruling allowing Emanuel’s name on the Chicago mayor’s ballot.
22 February 2011 – With 55% of the vote, Emanuel was elected the 46th and first Jewish mayor of Chicago.
16 May 2011 , The oath was taken at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.
February 5, 2013 – Reports to jury duty but is eventually dismissed. He says he will donate his $17 salary back to Cook County.
7 April 2015 – Re-elected mayor of Chicago.
September 4, 2018 – Emanuel announced that he would not seek re-election for a third term as mayor of Chicago.
21 May 2019 – The day he leaves the mayor’s office, Emanuel signs a deal with ABC News to be an on-air contributor, two people familiar with the matter told CNN. The Atlantic also announced his new role at the magazine as a contributing editor.
5 June 2019 – Emanuel announced that he would be joining investment bank Centerview Partners, LLC. He will open a Chicago office and act as an advisor to the firm’s clients.
August 20, 2021 – President Joe Biden declares its intention to Nominate Emanuel as ambassador Japan.
December 18, 2021 – Confirmed as US Ambassador to Japan By a vote of 48-21, 31 senators did not vote, ending a month-long Republican lead. Blockade on quick consideration of more than three dozen diplomatic nominations.
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