Caroline D. Krass
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Caroline D. Krass | |
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General Counsel of the Department of Defense | |
Assumed office August 2, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Paul C. Ney Jr. |
General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency | |
In office March 13, 2014 – May 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Robert Eatinger (acting) Stephen W. Preston. |
Succeeded by | Courtney Simmons Elwood |
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel | |
Acting | |
In office January 2011 – September 2011 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Jonathan Cedarbaum |
Succeeded by | Virginia A. Seitz |
Personal details | |
Born | Caroline Diane Krass January 5, 1968 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
Spouse | William Passmore |
Education | Stanford University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Caroline Diane Krass (born January 5, 1968) is an American attorney and government official who currently serves as the General Counsel of the Department of Defense.[1]
Krass was a partner at the Washington office of the Los Angeles–based law firm Gibson Dunn (formerly
Early life and education
Krass was born in
Career
Krass clerked for Judge
President
On May 8, 2017, Gibson Dunn announced that Krass had joined the firm's Washington, D.C. office as a partner.[4]
Krass joined insurance company AIG in 2018, serving as its Senior Vice President and General Counsel, General Insurance, and Deputy General Counsel, AIG.[5]
Nomination to Defense Department
President Joe Biden nominated Krass to the position of General Counsel of the Department of Defense on April 28, 2021.[1] The Senate's Armed Forces Committee held hearings on her nomination on June 16, 2021. Krass' nomination was favorably reported by the committee on June 22, 2021. The Senate confirmed the nomination by a voice vote on July 22, 2021.[6] She was sworn in on August 2, 2021.[7]
References
- ^ a b "President Biden Announces Key Administration Nominations in National Security". The White House. April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ "Caroline Krass". National Security Institute. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ Josh Gerstein and Manu Raju (March 13, 2014). "Senate confirms new CIA lawyer". Politico. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
Justice Department lawyer Caroline Krass handily won confirmation to the legal job in a 95-4 vote just moments after Majority Leader Harry Reid obtained unanimous consent for an immediate vote.
- ^ "Press Release: Former CIA General Counsel Caroline Krass Joins Gibson Dunn in Washington, D.C." gibsondunn.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ "AIG Names Caroline Krass Senior Vice President and General Counsel, General Insurance, and Deputy General Counsel, AIG". www.businesswire.com. February 6, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "PN485 - Nomination of Caroline Diane Krass for Department of Defense, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Caroline Krass". www.defense.gov. Retrieved September 26, 2021.