Editing Rahm Emanuel (section)

== Post-mayoral career ==
[[File:Secretary Blinken Meets with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Emanuel (51803332532).jpg|thumb|Emanuel (left) with US Secretary of State [[Antony Blinken]] in 2022]]
[[File:Kishida Rahm 01.jpg|thumb|Emanuel with Japan's Prime Minister [[Fumio Kishida]] in 2022]]
[[File:20220522 Joe Biden and Rahm Emanuel 01.jpg|thumb|Emanuel and his wife with President Joe Biden in May 2022]]
[[File:Rahm Emanuel on Tokyo Metro Ginza Line 2023-01-04.jpg|thumb|upright|Emanuel riding a [[Tokyo Metro]] train in January 2023]]
Hours after Emanuel left office, the magazine ''[[The Atlantic]]'', where he had written a dozen essays in prior months, made him a [[contributing editor]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-contributing-editor-the-atlantic-20190521-story.html|title=Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has a new gig: Journalist|first=Lisa|last=Donovan|website=chicagotribune.com|date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=June 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606002154/https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-contributing-editor-the-atlantic-20190521-story.html|archive-date=June 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> however, this honorary title was withdrawn after black staff members objected.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/30/atlantic-made-rahm-emanuel-contributing-editor-then-suddenly-he-wasnt/
|title=The Atlantic made Rahm Emanuel a contributing editor. Then, suddenly, he wasn't.
|publisher=[[The Washington Post]] (opinions)
|date=January 30, 2019
|first=Erik
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201125812/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/30/atlantic-made-rahm-emanuel-contributing-editor-then-suddenly-he-wasnt/
|archive-date=February 1, 2020
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}}</ref> In May 2019, he was named founding executive chair of the National BAM Advisory Council of the Becoming A Man youth program.<ref name="1:b">{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/05/28/pritzkers-big-win-brady-munoz-stake-in-video-gambling-abortion-bill-fate-uncertain-440275 |title=PRITZKER's BIG WIN — BRADY, MUNOZ stake in video gambling — ABORTION BILL fate uncertain |last=Kapos |first=Shia |date=May 28, 2019 |website=www.politico.com |publisher=[[Politico]] |access-date=May 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530233349/https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/05/28/pritzkers-big-win-brady-munoz-stake-in-video-gambling-abortion-bill-fate-uncertain-440275 |archive-date=May 30, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2019, Emanuel joined [[Centerview Partners]] as a senior counselor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-rahm-hired-by-wall-street-firm-boutique-firm-20190605-story.html|title=Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to join Wall Street investment firm|first=Gregory Pratt, Lisa|last=Donovan|website=chicagotribune.com|date=June 5, 2019 |access-date=June 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606002230/https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-rahm-hired-by-wall-street-firm-boutique-firm-20190605-story.html|archive-date=June 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Since July 2019, Emanuel has also served as a political analyst for [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-japan-ambassador-biden-20210511-v7mhkpq7l5gvnkfbzib34k5fcm-story.html|title=Ambassador Rahm Emanuel: Former Chicago mayor reportedly President Joe Biden's pick for Japan|first=Bill|last=Ruthhart|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=May 11, 2021|access-date=May 30, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/rahm-emanuel-abc-news-chicago-mayor-1203267162/|title=Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Joins ABC News as Contributor|first1=Nate|last1=Nickolai|date=July 14, 2019|access-date=October 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215123844/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/rahm-emanuel-abc-news-chicago-mayor-1203267162/|archive-date=December 15, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2021/1/7/22219317/capitol-riot-rahm-emanuel-trump-republicans-fran-spielman-show|title=Plenty of blame to go around for Capitol chaos, Emanuel says|first=Fran|last=Spielman|publisher=Chicago Sun Times|date=January 7, 2021|access-date=May 30, 2021}}</ref>

=== Potential cabinet position in Biden administration ===
Progressive politicians nationally, including [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] and [[Matt Martin (Chicago politician)|Matt Martin]], opposed his potential inclusion in [[Joe Biden]]'s Cabinet, citing his handling of the [[murder of Laquan McDonald]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Byrne|first=John|date=November 14, 2020|title=Secretary Rahm Emanuel? Former Chicago mayor floated for Biden Cabinet spot, but his handling of Laquan McDonald case and 'Mayor 1%' rep remain a drag with progressives|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-rahm-emanuel-biden-cabinet-20201114-k3sdltxozjbmjeby6mkoeic67u-story.html|access-date=2020-11-17|website=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Moran|first=Max|date=June 8, 2020|title=Rahm Emanuel, the Worst Man for the Moment|url=https://prospect.org/api/content/dbbf631c-a783-11ea-8902-1244d5f7c7c6/|access-date=November 17, 2020|website=[[The American Prospect]]|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dillard |first1=Jarrell |title=Ocasio-Cortez Urges Senate to Reject Emanuel's Nomination |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-01/ocasio-cortez-urges-senate-to-reject-emanuel-for-ambassadorship?sref=CIpmV6x8 |access-date=2 September 2021 |work=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]|date=1 September 2021}}</ref> Initially, Emanuel was considered for [[United States Secretary of Transportation|transportation secretary]] in the Biden administration.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bowden|first=John|date=November 9, 2020|title=Ocasio-Cortez says Rahm Emanuel would be a 'divisive pick' for Biden Cabinet|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/525185-ocasio-cortez-says-rahm-emanuel-would-be-divisive-pick-for-biden-cabinet|access-date=November 17, 2020|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Greenfield|first=John|date=2020-11-11|title=Rahm was good for transportation, but McDonald coverup disqualifies him for USDOT post|url=https://chi.streetsblog.org/2020/11/11/rahm-was-good-for-transportation-but-mcdonald-coverup-disqualifies-him-for-usdot-post/|access-date=November 17, 2020|website=Streetsblog Chicago|language=en-US}}</ref>

===United States ambassador to Japan===
It was reported in February 2021 that Emanuel was being considered by the [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration]] as an ambassador to either China or Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biden eyes Rahm Emanuel for ambassadorship|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-administration-eyes-rahm-emanuel-ambassadorship-n1256428|access-date=2021-02-02|website=[[NBC News]]|date=February 2, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In April 2021 it was reported that Biden had chosen him as ambassador to Japan;<ref>{{Cite news|title=Biden chooses Rahm Emanuel for ambassadorship to Japan|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-donors-friends-and-former-aides-expected-on-first-slate-of-high-profile-ambassadors/2021/04/27/4810d3c2-a6c8-11eb-8d25-7b30e74923ea_story.html|access-date=2021-04-27|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|language=en}}</ref> Emanuel was formally nominated to serve as ambassador in August 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Three Individuals to Serve as Ambassadors |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/20/president-biden-announces-his-intent-to-nominate-three-individuals-to-serve-as-ambassadors/ |website=The White House |date=August 20, 2021 |access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last1=Pager | first1=Tyler | last2=Gearan | first2=Anne | title=Biden to nominate Rahm Emanuel to serve as ambassador to Japan | date=August 20, 2021 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/20/biden-nominate-rahm-emanuel-serve-ambassador-japan/ | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | archive-url=https://archive.today/20210820205919/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/20/biden-nominate-rahm-emanuel-serve-ambassador-japan/ | archive-date=August 20, 2021 | url-status=live }}</ref> Hearings were held on Emanuel's nomination in the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]] on October 20, 2021. The committee favorably reported Emanuel's nomination to the Senate floor on November 3, 2021. On December 18, 2021, [[United States Senate]] confirmed Emanuel's nomination in a 48–21 vote; senators [[Ed Markey]], [[Jeff Merkley]] and [[Elizabeth Warren]] were the only Democrats to vote against his confirmation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2021 |title=PN1058 - Nomination of Rahm Emanuel for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1058 |access-date=January 8, 2022 |website=www.congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=On the Nomination (Confirmation: Rahm Emanuel, of Illinois, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Japan) |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00526.htm |website=US Senate |access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref> He presented his credentials to Japanese Emperor [[Naruhito]] on March 25, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/U.S.-Ambassador-Emanuel-presents-credentials-to-Japanese-Emperor#:~:text=TOKYO%20%2D%2D%20Rahm%20Emanuel%2C%20the,envoy%20to%20Washington's%20Asian%20ally|title=U.S. Ambassador Emanuel presents credentials to Japanese Emperor|website=www.asia.nikkei.com|date=March 25, 2022|access-date=March 27, 2022}}</ref>

Emanuel gained popularity with the Japanese public, in part by using the [[Rail transport in Japan|local rail transport system]] to get around Tokyo and across the country, frequently posting photographs of himself using the rail systems on Twitter.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Steger |first1=Isabella|last2=Tamura |first2=Yasutaka|last3=Reynolds |first3=Isabel |title=Rahm Emanuel's 'Train Geek' Diplomacy Is a Hit in Japan|work=City Lab |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-14/rahm-emanuel-can-t-stop-talking-about-japanese-trains |access-date=May 1, 2023 |date=June 14, 2022}}</ref> However, he drew criticism from some Japanese politicians with his public statements on gay and transgender rights, released while Japanese lawmakers debated an [[LGBT Understanding Promotion Act|anti-discrimination bill]]. [[Masamune Wada]], a [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]] member of the [[House of Councillors]] responded, saying Emanuel should keep out of domestic politics or risk expulsion.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rich |first1=Motoko |title=As Rahm Emanuel Pushes Japan on Gay Rights, Conservatives Bristle |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/21/world/asia/rahm-emanuel-japan-gay-rights.html |access-date=21 May 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=21 May 2023}}</ref>

In 2024, he became the first U.S. ambassador to visit [[Yonaguni]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-17 |title=US ambassador to Japan visits southern islands at the forefront of China tension |url=https://apnews.com/article/japan-us-ambassador-taiwan-china-disputed-islands-02b5a7c3a8f27afcc59a41f869cb09eb |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> On August 7, 2024, it was announced that he would skip attending a memorial ceremony to the [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|atomic bombing of Nagasaki]] because Israel was not invited to the ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yamaguchi |first=Mari |date=August 7, 2024 |title=US ambassador to Japan to skip A-bomb memorial service in Nagasaki because Israel was not invited |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-ambassador-japan-skip-bomb-memorial-service-nagasaki-112634902 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807123726/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-ambassador-japan-skip-bomb-memorial-service-nagasaki-112634902 |archive-date=August 7, 2024 |access-date=December 18, 2024 |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Post-Ambassadorship ===
Following his resignation as Ambassador, Emanuel joined the New York-based [[investment banking]] firm [[Centerview Partners]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-01 |title=Rahm Emanuel is coming to Wall Street |url=https://www.semafor.com/article/04/01/2025/former-chicago-mayor-and-democratic-leader-will-rejoin-centerview-partners-to-advise-on-corporate-dealsb |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Semafor |language=en}}</ref>

He also joined [[CNN]] as a commentator and began writing a column for [[The Washington Post]], as well as appearing on many political [[podcast]]s and the [[lecture circuit]], leading many observers to believe that he is planning to [[2028 United States presidential election|run for president in 2028]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Jonathan |date=March 12, 2025 |title=Rahm Emanuel Is Gearing Up to Run for President |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/rahm-wants-run-yes-presidency-095500721.html |website=Yahoo!News |location= |publisher=Politico |access-date=2025-05-31}}</ref>