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Sally Jewell

Prior offices

U.S. Secretary of the Interior

Successor: Ryan K. Zinke


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Sally Margaret Roffey Jewell was the secretary of the interior under the Obama administration. She was confirmed by the Senate on April 10, 2013, by a vote of 87-11. All dissenting votes were cast by Republicans.[1]

Jewell was previously the CEO of the recreation retail chain REI. She also worked in commercial banking and petroleum engineering before becoming the secretary of the interior.[2]

Biography

Jewell was born in London, England, and moved to the state of Washington when she was three years old.[3] She attended Renton High School before graduating from the University of Washington with a bachelor's in mechanical engineering.[4][3]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Jewell's professional and political career:[2]

Confirmation vote

Jewell was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 10, 2013, by a vote of 87-11.[1] She succeeded Secretary Ken Salazar.

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Sally Jewell

51st United States Secretary of the Interior

Sarah Margaret "Sally" Roffey Jewell (born February 21, 1956) is a British-American business executive and environmentalist who served as the 51st United States secretary of the interior in the Obama administration from 2013 to 2017.

Jewell was born in London and moved to the United States at age three. She grew up in the State of Washington and attended the University of Washington. After college, Jewell briefly worked as an oil engineer before transitioning to the banking industry. A position on the board of Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), a Seattle-based retailer of outdoor gear, in 1996, eventually led to her becoming the company's chief operating officer, from 2000 to 2005, and then chief executive officer from 2005 to 2013.

Jewell is a lifelong outdoors enthusiast and while at REI became known for her involvement in conservation and environmental protection. These efforts brought her to the attention of the Obama administration, and she was nominated as Secretary of the Interior to succeed Ken Salazar in

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