Adam Scheinman

Adam M. Scheinman is an American government official. He served as Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation within the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation at the State Department from 2021 to 2025. He previously served in the same role from 2014 through 2017 under President Barack Obama. He also served as a professor of Practice and the Department of Energy Faculty Chair at the National War College. Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on September 26, 2013. The committee favorably reported his nomination on October 31, 2013. Scheinman's nomination was not acted on for the rest of the year and was returned to President Obama on January 3, 2014.

President Obama renominated Scheinman the next day. The committee favorably reported his nomination on January 15, 2014. Scheinman was confirmed on September 18, 2014, by voice vote.

Biden administration On April 27, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Scheinman to be the Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation. Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on September 15, 2021. The committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate floor on October 19, 2021. The entire Senate confirmed Scheinman by voice vote on December 18, 2021.

Scheinman started his position on December 20, 2021.

Personal life Scheinman is married and has three children.