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{{Short description|American politician and diplomat (born 1959)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Rahm Emanuel
| image               = Ambassador-emanuel-portrait.jpg
| caption             = Official portrait, 2022
| office              = 31st [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Japan|United States Ambassador to Japan]]
| president           = [[List of ambassadors appointed by Joe Biden|Joe Biden]]
| term_start          = March 25, 2022
| term_end            = January 15, 2025
| predecessor         = [[Bill Hagerty]] {{small|(2019)}}
| successor           = [[George Edward Glass]]
| office1             = 55th [[Mayor of Chicago]]
| deputy1             = [[Ray Suarez (politician)|Ray Suarez]]<br />[[Brendan Reilly (politician)|Brendan Reilly]]
| term_start1         = May 16, 2011
| term_end1           = May 20, 2019
| predecessor1        = [[Richard M. Daley]]
| successor1          = [[Lori Lightfoot]]
| office2             = 23rd [[White House Chief of Staff]]
| president2          = [[Barack Obama]]
| deputy2             = [[Mona Sutphen]]<br />[[Jim Messina (political staffer)|Jim Messina]]
| term_start2         = January 20, 2009
| term_end2           = October 1, 2010
| predecessor2        = [[Joshua Bolten]]
| successor2          = [[Pete Rouse]] (acting)
| state3              = [[Illinois]]
| district3           = {{ushr|IL|5|5th}}
| term_start3         = January 3, 2003
| term_end3           = January 2, 2009
| predecessor3        = [[Rod Blagojevich]]
| successor3          = [[Mike Quigley]]
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| office4             = [[Chair of the House Democratic Caucus]]
| leader4             = [[Nancy Pelosi]]
| deputy4             = John B. Larson
| term_start4         = January 3, 2007
| term_end4           = January 2, 2009
| predecessor4        = [[Jim Clyburn]]
| successor4          = [[John B. Larson]]
| office5             = Chair of the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]]
| term_start5         = January 3, 2005
| term_end5           = January 3, 2007
| predecessor5        = [[Bob Matsui]]
| successor5          = [[Chris Van Hollen]]
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| office6             = [[Senior Advisor to the President of the United States|Senior Advisor to the President]]
| president6          = [[Bill Clinton]]
| term_start6         = January 20, 1993
| term_end6           = November 7, 1998
| predecessor6        = ''Position established''
| successor6          = [[Doug Sosnik]]
| office7             = [[White House Political Director|White House Director of Political Affairs]]
| president7          = [[Bill Clinton]]
| term_start7         = January 20, 1993
| term_end7           = June 23, 1993
| predecessor7        = [[Janet G. Mullins Grissom|Janet Mullins]]
| successor7          = Joan Baggett
| birth_name          = Rahm Israel Emanuel
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1959|11|29}}
| birth_place         = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|Amy Rule|1994}}
| children            = 3
| relatives           = [[Ari Emanuel]] (brother)<br />[[Ezekiel Emanuel]] (brother)
| education           = [[Sarah Lawrence College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[Northwestern University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
| occupation          = {{flatlist|
* Politician
* diplomat 
* political strategist
* legislator
}}
| signature           = Rahm Emanuel Signature.svg
| module              = {{listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Opening Statement of former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel at his Confirmation Hearing to be Ambassador to Japan.ogg|title=Rahm Emanuel's voice|type=speech|description=Emanuel's opening statement at his confirmation hearing to be [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Japan|United States ambassador to Japan]]<br/>Recorded October 20, 2021}}
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'''Rahm Israel Emanuel''' ({{IPAc-en|r|ɑː|m}}; born November 29, 1959)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/11/29/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Nov-29-2019/6411574957229/ |title=UPI Almanac for Friday, Nov. 29, 2019 |publisher=[[United Press International]] |date=November 29, 2019 |access-date=January 11, 2020 |archive-date=December 24, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191224110508/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/11/29/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Nov-29-2019/6411574957229//|url-status=live |quote=…former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 1959 (age 60)}}</ref> is an American politician, advisor, diplomat, and former investment banker who most recently served as [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Japan|United States ambassador to Japan]] from 2022 to 2025. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], he represented [[Illinois]] in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] for three terms from 2003 to 2009. He was the [[White House Chief of Staff|White House chief of staff]] from 2009 to 2010 under President [[Barack Obama]] and served as [[mayor of Chicago]] from 2011 to 2019.

Born in Chicago, Emanuel is a graduate of [[Sarah Lawrence College]] and [[Northwestern University]]. Early in his career, Emanuel served as director of the finance committee for [[Bill Clinton]]'s [[Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign|1992 presidential campaign]]. In 1993, he joined the [[Presidency of Bill Clinton|Clinton administration]], where he served as assistant to the president for political affairs and as [[Senior Advisor to the President of the United States|senior advisor to the president]] for policy and strategy. Emanuel worked at the [[investment bank]] [[Wasserstein Perella & Co.]] from 1998 for two-and-a-half years, and served on the board of directors of [[Freddie Mac]]. In 2002, he ran for the seat in the U.S. House of Representatives vacated by [[Rod Blagojevich]], who resigned to become [[governor of Illinois]]. Emanuel won the first of three terms representing [[Illinois's 5th congressional district]], a seat he held from 2003 to 2009. As chair of the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]], he oversaw Democratic wins in the [[2006 U.S. House of Representatives elections]], allowing the party to gain control of the chamber for the first time since 1994.

After the [[2008 U.S. presidential election]], President [[Barack Obama]] appointed Emanuel to serve as [[White House Chief of Staff|White House chief of staff]]. In October 2010, Emanuel resigned as chief of staff to run in the [[2011 Chicago mayoral election]]. Emanuel won with 55% of the vote over five other candidates in the [[non-partisan]] mayoral election. In the [[2015 Chicago mayoral election]], he failed to obtain an absolute majority in the first round but defeated Cook County board commissioner [[Jesús "Chuy" García]] in the subsequent run-off election. In late 2015, Emanuel's approval rating plunged to "the low 20s,"<ref name="Chicago Sun-Times">{{Cite news|title=Mayor Rahm Emanuel fundraising in Washington, D. C. Thursday|language=en|work=Chicago Sun-Times|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuel-heading-to-washington-d-c-thursday-for-fundraiser/|access-date=July 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704212355/http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuel-heading-to-washington-d-c-thursday-for-fundraiser/|archive-date=July 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> in response to a series of scandals.<ref name="newyorker.com">{{cite news|last=Perlstein|first=Rick|date=December 31, 2015|title=The Sudden, but Well-Deserved, Fall of Rahm Emanuel|newspaper=[[The New Yorker]]|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-sudden-but-well-deserved-fall-of-rahm-emanuel|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101142134/https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-sudden-but-well-deserved-fall-of-rahm-emanuel|archive-date=November 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2017, Emanuel announced he planned to run for a third term,<ref name="Crain's Chicago Business">{{cite magazine|last1=Hinz|first1=Greg|title=Emanuel says there's no doubt: He's running again|url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171019/BLOGS02/171019836/emanuel-says-theres-no-doubt-hes-running-again|access-date=January 30, 2018|magazine=Crain's Chicago Business|date=October 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728110754/http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171019/BLOGS02/171019836/emanuel-says-theres-no-doubt-hes-running-again|archive-date=July 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> but reversed his decision on September 4, 2018.<ref name=sept5 /> The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' assessed Emanuel's performance as mayor as "mixed", and at one point half of Chicagoans favored Emanuel's resignation. He left office in May 2019 and was succeeded by [[Lori Lightfoot]]. In August 2021, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated Emanuel to be the [[United States Ambassador to Japan]];<ref>[https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20211218/p2g/00m/0na/036000c Senate OKs ex-Obama aide Rahm Emanuel as US ambassador to Japan] - The Minichi(12/18/2021)</ref> he was confirmed by the [[U.S. Senate]] in December of that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jp.usembassy.gov/rahm-emanuel-confirmed-as-ambassador-designate-to-japan/|title=Rahm Emanuel steps down as Japan ambassador ahead of Trump inauguration|website=The Hill|date=12 January 2025|access-date=15 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102115312/https://jp.usembassy.gov/rahm-emanuel-confirmed-as-ambassador-designate-to-japan/|archive-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> Emanuel departed his job in Japan upon the conclusion of the Biden administration in January 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5081475-rahm-emanuel-steps-down-as-japan-ambassador-ahead-of-trump-inauguration/|title=Rahm Emanuel Confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Next U.S. Ambassador to Japan|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=22 December 2021|access-date=8 January 2022}}</ref> On March 12, 2025, ''[[Politico]]'' reported that Emanuel was interested in running for president in the [[2028 U.S. presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Jonathan |date=March 12, 2025 |title=Rahm Emanuel Is Gearing Up to Run for President |url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/03/12/rahm-emmanuel-president-2028-column-00224241 |access-date=March 12, 2025 |website=[[Politico]] |language=en}}</ref>