Capricia Marshall

Capricia Penavic Marshall served as Chief of Protocol of the United States from 2009 to August 2013.

Early life

Marshall was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to immigrant parents, a Herzegovinian Croat father and Mexican mother. In 1986, she graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Studies. She studied at the University of Madrid for a year before attending Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where she was president of the student bar association, and graduated in 1990. After President Clinton's term ended in January 2001, Marshall continued working with the former president as a senior advisor, helping to advance his work in policy, politics, and community initiatives.

She was sworn in as US Chief of Protocol on August 3, 2009. On May 16, 2010, Marshall was the keynote speaker at Commencement of her law school alma mater.

In September 2023, Marshall joined strategic advisory firm FGS Global as a partner in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.

Personal life She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Robert, and their son, Cole Marshall.