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SOUTH BEND Denis McDonough, former chief of staff to President Barack Obama, has been named an executive fellow of the Global Policy Initiative in the new Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.

McDonough will serve as an instructor for the Keough Schools global policy seminar, teaching the inaugural cohort of 38 graduate students in the new Master of Global Affairs program, the university announced Monday.

McDonough was appointed chief of staff in January 2013 and served throughout Obamas second term. He previously held several positions in the National Security Council, including deputy national security adviser.

He was among the small group joining Obama in the White House Situation Room on May 1, 2011, monitoring the progress of the Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Ladens compound in Pakistan.

A graduate of Saint Johns University in Collegeville, Minn., McDonough earned a masters degree at Georgetown University.

In February, McDonough joined the Markle Foundation, a non-profit foundation with focus on jobs, according to a report in The Hill.

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