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Google Getting State Dept. Wonk?

  • BoomTown, Friday, July 23, 2010 2:24 PM
Jared Cohen, a member of the Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff since late 2006, could be on his way to Google, sources tell BoomTown's Kara Swisher. Cohen, who Swisher calls "the State Department's social networking phenom," is reportedly eying a job at Google in a strategic policy role. Though it's not finalized, the deal is illustrative of what Swisher considers to be "the revolving doors between Washington, D.C. and Silicon Valley."

Another example is Katie Jacobs Stanton, who worked for both Google and Yahoo, and recently left a job at the State Department to return to California to head international efforts for Twitter. Meanwhile, Google's top policy wonk, Andrew McLaughlin serves as deputy chief technology officer. Also, Sonal Shah, who worked at Google.org, is now director of the White House's new Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation. Cohen, it deserves mention, was actually appointed by the Bush administration's Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

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