Jane Toshiko Nishida (born April 26, 1955) is an American lawyer and government official. She served as the assistant administrator in the Office of International and Tribal Affairs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency[1] during the presidency of Joe Biden. Nishida served as the acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from January 20 to March 11, 2021,[2] and again from January 1 to January 20, 2025. Nishida also served as acting Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from October 5 to December 31, 2024.[3]

Life

Nishida was born in Bethesda, Maryland on April 26, 1955. She earned a B.A. in international relations from Lewis & Clark College in 1977, and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1980.[4]

Nishida was a counsel in the Maryland General Assembly during 1981–1984, and then worked in the Governor's Legislative Office until 1991. She was then the Executive Director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation during 1991–1995. Nishida was Maryland Secretary of the Environment from March 27, 1995, to April 26, 2002.[4] Nishida then became a senior environmental specialist at The World Bank. She began working for the EPA in 2011.[5]

References

  1. ^ "About the Office of International and Tribal Affairs (OITA)". U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. January 29, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "EPA Names Interim Office Heads During Biden Transition Time". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "epa-email-on-janet-mccabe-retiring" (PDF). NACAA. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Jane T. Nishida, Maryland Secretary of the Environment". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hearing on the nominations of Ann Dunkin to be Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Environmental Information; Jane Nishida to be Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of International and Tribal Affairs; and Thomas Burke to be Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Research And Development". www.congress.gov. Retrieved January 23, 2021.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Political offices
Preceded by Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Acting
2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Acting
2025 		Succeeded by
James Payne
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