Thomas Nides has been US Ambassador to Israel since November 2021. Prior to that he was Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley. A distinguished public servant as well as a business leader, Nides was the State Department’s Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources 2010-2013. Earlier, Mr. Nides was Morgan Stanley’s Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of the Board, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Burson-Marsteller in New York, and the Chief Administrative Officer of Credit Suisse First Boston in Washington, D.C. He also served as the Senior Vice President of Fannie Mae in Washington 1998-2001. Mr. Nides also served as Chief of Staff to the US Trade Representative, Micky Kantor, was Senior Advisor to Speaker of the House, Thomas S. Foley and was Senior Advisor to House Majority Whip, Tony Coelho.
