Press Release - President Biden Announces Key Nominees

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration:

• John Bradford Wiegmann, Nominee to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
• Curtis Raymond Ried, Nominee to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador

John Bradford Wiegmann, Nominee to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence

John Bradford Wiegmann is a Deputy Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the U.S. Department of Justice. In that position, he spearheads the National Security Division's efforts to develop and implement policies relating to intelligence, counterterrorism, counterespionage, nation-state threats, and other national security matters, in addition to providing legal assistance and advice on matters of national security law and legislation. Wiegmann also oversees appeals in national security-related prosecutions, supports the Department's participation in interagency groups established by the National Security Council, and works with foreign partners on issues of common concern. Before joining the U.S. Department of Justice, Wiegmann was an Assistant Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State, a Deputy Legal Adviser at the National Security Council, and Special Counsel to the General Counsel at the Department of Defense. He has been a career government attorney since 1996. Before joining the government, Wiegmann worked at Shea & Gardner in Washington, D.C., where he focused on civil litigation, and he served as a law clerk for Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Duke University and a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School. He and his wife, Theresa, have two children and live in Washington, D.C.

Curtis Raymond Ried, Nominee to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador

Curtis Raymond Ried, a Career Member of the Foreign Service, currently serves as Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff and Executive Secretary of the White House National Security Council (NSC). Prior to becoming Chief of Staff, he served as the NSC's Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs. Ried was most recently assigned overseas as Deputy Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Israel. Previously, Ried served on the NSC as Senior Advisor to the National Security Advisor, and prior to that, as the NSC's Director for United Nations Affairs. Earlier, Ried was a political advisor, and later Political Counselor, at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York. Other assignments include tours in Algeria, Indonesia, Iraq, Timor-Leste, and the United Kingdom. A native of California, Ried holds a BA from the George Washington University and an MA from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) in Paris, France. He speaks French, German, and Hebrew.