Robert Charrow
American lawyer and government official
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::summary American lawyer and government official ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Robert Charrow |
| image | Robert P. Charrow official photo.jpg |
| office1 | General Counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services |
| president1 | Donald Trump |
| term_start1 | January 2, 2018 |
| term_end1 | January 20, 2021 |
| predecessor1 | William B. Schultz |
| successor1 | Samuel Bagenstos |
| office2 | Principal Deputy General Counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services |
| term_start2 | 1985 |
| term_end2 | 1989 |
| president2 | Ronald Reagan |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | St. Louis, Missouri |
| education | Harvey Mudd College |
| Stanford Law School | |
| :: |
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Robert Phillip Charrow (born October 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and government official.
Currently a shareholder at the law firm of Greenberg Traurig, he was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the General Counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. He was confirmed on December 21, 2017. He previously worked for the law firm of Crowell & Moring. In the Ronald Reagan administration, Charrow served as Deputy and then Principal Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In those roles, he supervised the chief counsel for the Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Inspector General, the Food and Drug Administration, and the United States Public Health Service.
References
References
- https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/30926.pdf {{Bare URL PDF. (March 2022)
- (December 21, 2017). "PN563 - Nomination of Robert Charrow for Department of Health and Human Services, 115th Congress (2017-2018)".
- (June 7, 2017). "Trump taps BigLaw lawyers for administration posts". ABA Journal.
- (June 6, 2017). "Trump Announces Slate of Big Law Nominees for DOJ, Agency Posts". The National Law Journal.
- (June 5, 2017). "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". [[whitehouse.gov]].
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