Photo: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹¹

Jane Nishida

American lawyer and government official (born 1955)

Jane Toshiko Nishida (born April 26, 1955) is an American lawyer and government official. She served as the assistant administrator in the Office of International and Tribal Affairs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency during the presidency of Joe Biden.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Jane Nishida (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Apr 26, 1955.¹

About

Nishida served as the acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from January 20 to March 11, 2021, and again from January 1 to January 20, 2025. Nishida also served as acting Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from October 5 to December 31, 2024.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jane Nishida, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Chesapeake Bay FoundationBoard member 1991 to 1995¹⁰

Early life and education

1977Lewis & Clark College Bachelor of Arts; international relations^{3 4}
1980Georgetown University Law Center Juris Doctor^{3 4}

Career

Occupation: official, civil servant, lawyer.^{4 7}

2021Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency⁶
Since 2011Worked at United States Environmental Protection Agency⁵
1995 to 2002Secretary, Maryland Department of the Environment⁵
1995 to 2022Maryland Secretary of Environment^{4 6}
Until 1991Worked at Governor of Maryland⁵
1991 to 1995Executive director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation⁵
1981 to 1984General counsel, Maryland General Assembly⁵
Date not recordedWorked at World Bank⁵

Personal life

BornApr 26, 1955, Bethesda^{4 8}
CitizenshipUnited States⁹

Sources

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WikidataJane Nishida on Wikidata
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WikipediaJane Nishida on Wikipedia
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WikidataJane Nishida: education, on Wikidata
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Wikidataeducation, as reported
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WikidataJane Nishida: Worked at Governor of Maryland, on Wikidata
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WikidataJane Nishida: Maryland Secretary of Environment, on Wikidata
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WikidataJane Nishida: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataJane Nishida: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataJane Nishida: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataChesapeake Bay Foundation, Board member
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Wikimedia CommonsJane Nishida photo by United States Environmental Protection Agency, Public domain