Timothy F. Geithner, commerce secretary,treasury secretary,Obama

Geithner was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Geithner of Larchmont, New York. He completed high school at International School Bangkok, Thailand, and then attended Dartmouth College, graduating with a B.A. in government and Asian studies in 1983. After, he obtained an M.A. in International Economics and East Asian Studies from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies in 1985. He has studied Japanese and Chinese and has lived in East Africa, India, Thailand, China, and Japan.

He is married to Carole M. Sonnenfeld, a Dartmouth classmate, and with her has two children, Elise and Benjamin. In spare time he fly-fishes, plays tennis and surfs.


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