Former DOGE staffer Jeremy Lewin departs US State Department policy role
He helped overhaul U.S. foreign assistance and shaped policy on Venezuela and Cuba before saying he will return to the private sector.
- On Tuesday, State Department policy chief Jeremy Lewin announced he is leaving his post after nearly two years serving as a top adviser to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Venezuela and Cuba policy.
- Lewin joined the government via Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, playing a leading role in closing the US Agency for International Development, which Trump and Musk justified by citing "waste, fraud and abuse."
- Overseeing the overhaul of US foreign assistance, Lewin implemented President Donald Trump's policies that cut off the main oil supply to Communist-run Cuba, a strategic shift targeting the Venezuelan government's role in regional stability.
- As the only person under 30 to serve in the policy planning role, Lewin stated he helped permanently transform US foreign policy before announcing his return to the private sector.
- Washington currently controls Venezuelan oil sales and holds the proceeds while Trump maintains no Venezuelan oil will reach Cuba; some programs previously cut have since been restored or revamped under the State Department.
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Top Rubio Adviser on Venezuela and Cuba Leaves State Department
One of Secretary of State Marco Rubio's top advisers, who helped advise him on Venezuelan and Cuban policies, announced Tuesday that he is leaving the State Department after a year and a half there. State Department Director of Policy Planning Jeremy Lewin said he is leaving the administration for the private sector and described working for President Trump as "the privilege of a lifetime."
Former DOGE staffer Jeremy Lewin departs US State Department policy role
The US State Department's policy chief, Jeremy Lewin, said on Tuesday he was leaving his role after nearly two years in which he helped lead an overhaul of US foreign assistance and implemented President Donald Trump's policies toward Venezuela and Cuba.
During his visit to the Donald Trump administration, Lewin played a leading role in diplomatic negotiations with Venezuela—including agreements on oil reserves following the capture of Nicolás Maduro—and in efforts to push for political change in Cuba through contacts with key figures in the Castro environment.
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