Rufus Gifford is an American politician and diplomat who was finance chair of the Harris 2024 presidential campaign since July 2024. He was the chief of protocol of the United States from 2022 to 2023. Between 2013 and 2017, he was the United States ambassador to Denmark. In 2012, Gifford was finance director for Barack Obama's presidential re-election campaign. Once re-elected, Obama nominated him to be the United States ambassador to Denmark, a post he held until the end of Obama's presidency. After returning to the United States, he was a candidate for the House of Representatives in 2018, running in Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district. Gifford lost in the Democratic primary to Lori Trahan, who won the general election. He was Deputy Campaign Manager for Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign and Finance Chair for 2024 presidential campaign.