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Thomas A. Shannon Jr.

1958 - Today

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Thomas Alfred Shannon Jr. (born 1958) is an American diplomat who served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 2016 to 2018. In early 2017, Shannon served as acting United States Secretary of State until President Donald Trump's nominee, Rex Tillerson, was confirmed. He was also acting Deputy Secretary of State of the United States until the Senate confirmed President Trump's nominee, John J. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas A. Shannon Jr. has received more than 353,716 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas A. Shannon Jr. is the 85th most popular diplomat, the 13,505th most popular biography from United States and the 20th most popular American Diplomat.

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  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Thomas A. Shannon Jr. ranks 85 out of 90. Before him are Peter Maurer, Sumner Welles, Janez Lenarčič, Zhao Lijian, Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, and Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva. After him are Ibrahim Gambari, Barbara Barrett, Luca Attanasio, José Francisco Calí Tzay, and Jalal Mirzayev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Thomas A. Shannon Jr. ranks 647. Before him are José Manuel Abascal, Petr Rada, Olga Homeghi, Michael Dokes, Pietro Fanna, and Jean-Christophe Thouvenel. After him are Vicky Rosti, Jeph Loeb, Maggie Hassan, Debbie Cameron, Rudi Fink, and Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas A. Shannon Jr. ranks 13,505 out of 20,380. Before him are Larry Nance (1959), Juliette Gordon Low (1860), Albert Gore Sr. (1907), Alice Stone Blackwell (1857), Charles Vinci (1933), and Jason Gould (1966). After him are Kevin Johnson (1966), Ashley Olsen (1986), Harry F. Byrd (1887), Stephon Marbury (1977), Tom Perez (1961), and Tye Sheridan (1996).

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Among DIPLOMATS In United States

Among diplomats born in United States, Thomas A. Shannon Jr. ranks 20. Before him are Edward M. House (1858), J. Christopher Stevens (1960), Richard Armitage (1945), Wendy Sherman (1949), Adolph Dubs (1920), and Sumner Welles (1892). After him are Barbara Barrett (1950).

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