James Rubin

James Phillip Rubin (born March 28, 1960) is an American former diplomat and journalist who served as U.S. assistant secretary of state for public affairs in the Clinton administration from 1997 to 2000. He wrote a regular column on foreign affairs for The Sunday Times of London, and has been diplomatic counselor to the secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) since June 2021. Having served in the State Department during the administration of President Bill Clinton, Rubin became a Sky News presenter with his own show called World News Tonight, which was eventually cancelled. In 2013, he moved from New York City to live permanently in London, England, with his then-wife, CNN chief international correspondent and anchor Christiane Amanpour, and their teenage son. In 2022, Rubin was appointed special envoy and coordinator of the State Department's Global Engagement Center.