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| − | + | '''Jonathan Finer''' is a [[US/Deep state|US deep state]] [[deep state actor|actor]] and adjunct senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the CFR.<ref>https://www.cfr.org/expert/jonathan-j-finer</ref> He was a member of the [[7th floor group]] until it was disbanded. His formal positions were Chief of Staff and [[Director of Policy Planning]] for former Secretary [[John Kerry]] at the [[U.S. Department of State]].<ref name="State">{{cite web|title=Jonathan Finer|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/238818.htm|publisher=[[U.S. Department of State]]|date=March 8, 2015|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}</ref><ref name="FP">{{cite web|last=Hudson|first=John|title=Inside Kerry’s Leadership Changes for 2016|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/12/18/inside-kerrys-leadership-changes-for-2016/|work=[[Foreign Policy]]|date=December 18, 2015|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}</ref> | |
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| + | ==Background== | ||
| + | Finer graduated from high school in Hanover, [[New Hampshire]]. After spending time working for the [[UK Labour Party]], he attended [[Harvard University]].<ref name="State"/> He has a law degree from [[Yale Law School|Yale]], where he co-founded the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project; an M.Phil. in international relations from [[Oxford University|Oxford]], where he was a [[Rhodes Scholar]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vnews.com/Archives/2016/03-Filler/column-finer-vn-0301316|title=Profile: Norwich Native Jon Finer Is ‘Never Off the Clock’ at the State Department|last=Lilienthal|first=Mark|date=March 14, 2016|work=The Valley News|access-date=2019-04-01}}</ref> Finer also spent a year in [[Hong Kong]] as a [[Henry Luce Foundation]] Scholar, working as a reporter and editor at the ''[[Far Eastern Economic Review]]''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}} | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | Finer was a foreign and national correspondent at the ''[[Washington Post]]'', where he reported from more than 20 countries and spent 18 months covering the war in Iraq, embedding with the [[US Marines]] during the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|2003 invasion]] and based in Baghdad in 2005-2006. He also covered conflicts in [[Gaza War (2008–09)|Gaza]] (2009), [[Russo-Georgian War|Russia/Georgia]] (2008) and [[2006 Lebanon War|Israel/Lebanon]] (2006); the [[United States presidential election, 2004|2004 U.S. Presidential campaign]]; and the 2004 [[Major League Baseball]] playoffs.<ref name="State"/> | ||
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| + | ===UK Deep state connection=== | ||
| + | Winer by his own account "met and became friends" with [[Christopher Steele]] in 2009. Eric Felten wrote that Winer's account "leaves the reader slack-jawed at the remarkable coincidences he cites and the astonishing characters who just happen to turn up in his narrative".<ref>https://www.weeklystandard.com/eric-felten/the-weird-tales-of-jonathan-winer</ref> | ||
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| + | ===7th floor group=== | ||
| + | Finer joined the Obama Administration in 2009 as a [[White House Fellow]], assigned to the Office of the White House Chief of Staff and the [[National Security Council (United States)|National Security Council]] Staff. At the White House, he also served as Special Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa and Foreign Policy Speechwriter for [[US/Vice President|Vice President]] [[Joseph R. Biden]] and later as Senior Advisor to [[Deputy National Security Advisor (United States)|Deputy National Security Advisor]] [[Antony Blinken]].<ref name="State"/> | ||
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| + | Prior to his appointment as Director of Policy Planning at the State Department, Finer previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy.<ref name="State"/><ref name="FP"/> | ||
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| + | ===Warburg Pincus=== | ||
| + | Finer now works at the [[New York]] based private equity firm, [[Warburg Pincus]].<ref>https://www.warburgpincus.com/people/jonathan-finer/</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Cover-up== | ||
| + | In June 2019, an anonymous user tagged his [[Wikipedia]] article as perhaps not [[notable]].<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Finer&type=revision&diff=901275763&oldid=898983611</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Born | Norwich Norwich, Vermont, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University, Balliol College (Oxford), Yale University |
| Member of | 7th floor group |
| Party | Democratic |
Jonathan Finer is a US deep state actor and adjunct senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the CFR.[1] He was a member of the 7th floor group until it was disbanded. His formal positions were Chief of Staff and Director of Policy Planning for former Secretary John Kerry at the U.S. Department of State.[2][3]
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Background
Finer graduated from high school in Hanover, New Hampshire. After spending time working for the UK Labour Party, he attended Harvard University.[2] He has a law degree from Yale, where he co-founded the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project; an M.Phil. in international relations from Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.[4] Finer also spent a year in Hong Kong as a Henry Luce Foundation Scholar, working as a reporter and editor at the Far Eastern Economic Review.[citation needed]
Career
Finer was a foreign and national correspondent at the Washington Post, where he reported from more than 20 countries and spent 18 months covering the war in Iraq, embedding with the US Marines during the 2003 invasion and based in Baghdad in 2005-2006. He also covered conflicts in Gaza (2009), Russia/Georgia (2008) and Israel/Lebanon (2006); the 2004 U.S. Presidential campaign; and the 2004 Major League Baseball playoffs.[2]
UK Deep state connection
Winer by his own account "met and became friends" with Christopher Steele in 2009. Eric Felten wrote that Winer's account "leaves the reader slack-jawed at the remarkable coincidences he cites and the astonishing characters who just happen to turn up in his narrative".[5]
7th floor group
Finer joined the Obama Administration in 2009 as a White House Fellow, assigned to the Office of the White House Chief of Staff and the National Security Council Staff. At the White House, he also served as Special Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa and Foreign Policy Speechwriter for Vice President Joseph R. Biden and later as Senior Advisor to Deputy National Security Advisor Antony Blinken.[2]
Prior to his appointment as Director of Policy Planning at the State Department, Finer previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy.[2][3]
Warburg Pincus
Finer now works at the New York based private equity firm, Warburg Pincus.[6]
Cover-up
In June 2019, an anonymous user tagged his Wikipedia article as perhaps not notable.[7]
References
- ↑ https://www.cfr.org/expert/jonathan-j-finer
- ↑ a b c d e "Jonathan Finer". U.S. Department of State. March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ a b Hudson, John (December 18, 2015). "Inside Kerry's Leadership Changes for 2016". Foreign Policy. Retrieved March 23, 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
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{{URL|example.com|optional display text}} - ↑ https://www.weeklystandard.com/eric-felten/the-weird-tales-of-jonathan-winer
- ↑ https://www.warburgpincus.com/people/jonathan-finer/
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Finer&type=revision&diff=901275763&oldid=898983611
