William Pelham Barr ( Eng. William Pelham Barr ; born May 23, 1950 , New York ) - American politician, US Attorney General from February 14, 2019, member of the Republican Party .
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| The president | Donald trump | ||||||
| Predecessor | Jeff Sessions Matthew Whitaker ( IO ) | ||||||
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| The president | George Bush - senior | ||||||
| Predecessor | Dick thornburg | ||||||
| Successor | Janet Wood Reno | ||||||
| Birth | May 23, 1950 (69 years) New York | ||||||
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| The consignment | Republican Party | ||||||
| Education | Columbia University , George Washington University | ||||||
| Academic degree | Bachelor of Arts , Master of Arts and LL.D. | ||||||
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Biography
Born in New York in the family of teachers at Columbia University , he grew up on the Upper West Side . He received a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration (1971) and a Master of Arts in Public Administration and Sinology (1973) at Columbia University. In 1977, Barr graduated from law school at George Washington University .
From 1973 to 1977, Barr worked for the Central Intelligence Agency . From 1977 to 1978, he was an assistant to , a judge at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia . From May 3, 1982 to September 5, 1983, he worked in the executive office of President Ronald Reagan .
He held the position of Assistant Attorney General of the United States from 1990 to 1991, and the Attorney General of the United States from 1991 to 1993 in the administration of President George W. Bush .
In December 2018, US President Donald Trump stated that Barr was again nominated for the post of Attorney General of the United States [1] . On February 14, 2019, the Senate voted to approve William Barr in the position of US Attorney General. [2]
Notes
- ↑ Trump Says He's Chosen by William Barr to Be Next Attorney General (eng.) , Wall Street Journal (7 December 2018). The appeal date is December 7, 2018.
- ↑ https://meduza.io/news/2019/02/14/senatory-progolosovali-za-naznachenie-genprokurorom-ssha-uilyama-barra-on-uzhe-zanimal-etot-post-pri-dzhordzhe-bushe-starshem
Links
- William Pelham Barr on the Department of Justice website