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Rufus Gifford

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Rufus Gifford

John Rufus Gifford (born August 5, 1974) is an American politician and diplomat who was finance chair of the Harris 2024 presidential campaign since July 2024. He was the chief of protocol of the United States from 2022 to 2023. Between 2013 and 2017, he was the United States ambassador to Denmark. In 2012, Gifford was finance director for Barack Obama's presidential re-election campaign. Once re-elected, Obama nominated him to be the United States ambassador to Denmark, a post he held until the end of Obama's presidency. After returning to the United States, he was a candidate for the House of Representatives in 2018, running in Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district. Gifford lost in the Democratic primary to Lori Trahan, who won the general election. He was Deputy Campaign Manager for Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign and Finance Chair for 2024 presidential campaign.

Infobox

President
Barack Obama
Preceded by
Laurie Fulton
Succeeded by
Carla Sands
Born
John Rufus Gifford (1974-08-05) August 5, 1974 (age 51)Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
mw- Stephen DeVincent (m. 2015)
Parent
mw- Charles K. Gifford (father)
Education
Brown University (BA)
Awards
Order of the Dannebrog
Party
Democratic

Tables

· Awards and honours
Denmark
Denmark
Country
Denmark
Date
January 16, 2017
Honour
Order of the Dannebrog
Grade of Honour
Grand Cross
Ribbon
Post-nominal letters
SK
Country
Date
Honour
Grade of Honour
Ribbon
Post-nominal letters
Denmark
January 16, 2017
Order of the Dannebrog
Grand Cross
SK
· External links
Preceded byLaurie Fulton
Preceded byLaurie Fulton
Diplomatic posts
Preceded byLaurie Fulton
Diplomatic posts
United States Ambassador to Denmark 2013–2017
Diplomatic posts
Succeeded byCarla Sands
Preceded byAsel RobertsActing
Preceded byAsel RobertsActing
Diplomatic posts
Preceded byAsel RobertsActing
Diplomatic posts
Chief of Protocol of the United States 2022–2023
Diplomatic posts
Succeeded byEthan RosenzweigActing
Diplomatic posts
Preceded byLaurie Fulton
United States Ambassador to Denmark 2013–2017
Succeeded byCarla Sands
Preceded byAsel RobertsActing
Chief of Protocol of the United States 2022–2023
Succeeded byEthan RosenzweigActing

References

  1. By August 2019 Gifford had made the maximum contribution to five candidates in the Democratic presidential primaries, in
  2. Boston.com
    https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2018/03/18/rufus-gifford-congress-massachusetts-denmark
  3. Embassy of the United States, Copenhagen
    https://web.archive.org/web/20131020170130/http://denmark.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html
  4. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0317547/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t9
  5. The Daily Beast
    https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-gay-us-ambassador-rufus-gifford-got-married-and-became-a-social-media-star
  6. Huffington Post
    https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/10/rufus-gifford-obama-fundraising_n_1086188.html
  7. U.S. Congress
    https://www.congress.gov/nomination/113th-congress/561
  8. CNN
    http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/25/opinions/sutter-denmark-us-election/index.html
  9. USC Center on Public Diplomacy
    https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/danish-reality-show-makes-great-public-diplomacy
  10. Facebook
    https://www.facebook.com/denmark.usembassy/videos/10152954361100737/
  11. "Winners of the 2015 TV-Prisen Awards"
    http://www.recordere.dk/2015/08/vinderne-af-tv-prisen-2015/
  12. CPH TV Festival
    https://web.archive.org/web/20151022083850/http://cphtvfestival.dk/tvprisen/vindere-2015/
  13. "Her er vinderne af tv-priserne 2015"
    http://journalisten.dk/her-er-vinderne-af-tv-priserne-2015
  14. The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs
    http://www.fletcherforum.org/home/2018/4/26/on-diplomacy-politics-and-hygge-with-ambassador-rufus-gifford
  15. The Copenhagen Post
    http://cphpost.dk/news/culture/first-improv-comedy-theatre-opens-in-copenhagen.html
  16. "Improv Comedy Copenhagen"
    http://www.improvcomedy.eu
  17. American-Danish Business Council
    https://www.usadk.org/news/ambassador-rufus-gifford-honorary-member-adbc-board/
  18. "Rufus Gifford får Dannebrogsordenen: så bliver det ikke bedre"
    https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/rufus-gifford-faar-dannebrogsordenen-saa-bliver-det-ikke-bedre
  19. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-fires-us-ambassadors-no-replacements-a7538256.html
  20. Nantucket Magazine
    http://n-magazine.com/a-diplomatic-approach/
  21. BostonGlobe.com
    https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2018/09/04/full-results-for-key-congressional-primary-races/nVrVjR3QgFB2I4vZETjQkN/story.html
  22. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/massachusetts-house-district-3-primary-election
  23. Vanity Fair
    https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/08/greenland-to-trump-not-for-sale
  24. "Obama fundraising chief backs Biden"
    https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/24/obama-fundraising-chief-backs-biden-103221
  25. Vanity Fair
    https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/08/is-mayor-petes-2020-dream-already-kaput
  26. Vanity Fair
    https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/04/pete-buttigieg-gay-money-democratic-secret-weapon
  27. New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/iowa-caucus-02-01
  28. Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/joe-biden-hires-rufus-gifford-as-new-deputy-campaign-manager/2020/04/29/e76a44c0-8a32-11ea-9dfd-990f9dcc71fc_story.html
  29. New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/us/politics/joe-biden-fundraising-trump.html
  30. Vanity Fair
    https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/03/the-pandemic-is-drying-up-bidens-fundraising-just-when-he-needs-it-most
  31. New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/09/business/joe-biden-wall-street.html
  32. axios.com
    https://www.axios.com/biden-taps-rufus-gifford-protocol-chief-79fed25d-89e6-483d-b78e-f665f1471add.html
  33. The White House
    https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/05/28/president-biden-announces-three-key-nominations/
  34. US Congress
    https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/616?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22gifford%22%5D%7D&s=2&r=1
  35. CNBC
    https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/17/biden-beefs-up-campaign-leadership.html
  36. Boston Globe
    https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/17/metro/rufus-gifford-joe-biden-re-election/
  37. LA Weekly
    http://www.laweekly.com/2008-01-31/news/obama-s-gay-gold-mine/
  38. GQ
    https://www.gq.com/news-politics/blogs/death-race/2012/05/the-most-and-least-powerful-people-in-politics-this-week-6.html
  39. Advocate
    http://www.advocate.com/world/2015/10/10/us-ambassador-denmark-marries-dr-stephen-devincent
  40. dr.dk
    https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/selvportraet-rufus-gifford-om-praesident-droemmen-lige-saa-sandsynligt-som-komme-til
  41. Vogue
    https://www.vogue.com/article/weddings-ambassador-rufus-gifford-stephen-devincent-denmark-copenhagen
  42. "3rd District candidate Rufus Gifford made splash in Denmark — and Danish documentary followed every step of the way"
    http://www.lowellsun.com/thirddistrict/ci_31951919/3rd-district-candidate-rufus-gifford-made-splash-denmark-and-danish-documentary-followed-every-step-way
  43. Apple Podcasts
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rufus-gifford-former-us-ambassador-to-denmark-deputy/id1546162389?i=1000521042972
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