Marik String
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Acting Legal Adviser of the Department of State | |
In office June 1, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Jennifer Gillian Newstead |
Succeeded by | Richard C. Visek (acting) |
Personal details | |
Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) Georgetown University (JD) University of Vienna (MA) |
Military service | |
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Marik String is an American attorney, national security expert, and U.S. Navy officer, who served as Acting Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State from 2019 to 2021.
Education
String earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame and Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center. During law school, he was the editor of The Georgetown Law Journal and a Global Law Scholar. String earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Vienna as a Fulbright Scholar and speaks fluent German.[1]
Career
String is an officer in the United States Navy Reserve. From 2006-2013, he served on the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, where he acted as Deputy Chief Counsel and Senior Professional Staff Member for European and Eurasian Affairs covering issues related to Russia, NATO, and the European Union.[2] He then worked as an attorney at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, where he specialized in economic sanctions and national security law.[3][4] He was also an affiliated scholar at the Atlantic Council of the United States and Aspen Institute Berlin (Germany).[1] String later served in various leadership positions within the United States Department of State's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, including as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs. String also served as a senior advisor to the United States Deputy Secretary of State, John J. Sullivan.[1]
String was selected to serve as acting Legal Adviser of the Department of State in 2019, succeeding Jennifer Gillian Newstead. As Acting Legal Adviser from 2019-2021, he served as the chief legal officer for the U.S. Department of State and directed the Office of the Legal Adviser's 375 attorneys and staff.[1] He played a central role in the bilateral claims settlement agreement between the United States and Sudan, under which Sudan agreed to pay $335 in compensation to resolve terrorism-related claims brought by the U.S. families of victims of the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and the 2000 attack on the U.S.S. Cole.[5][6][7] The claims agreement was part of a broader diplomatic initiative to restore Sudan's sovereign immunity under the Sudan Claims Resolution Act and establish diplomatic relations between Sudan and Israel under the U.S.-negotiated Abraham Accords,[8] the normalization agreements between Israel and various Arab states.
He served as Agent of the United States before various international courts and tribunals, including the
References
- ^ a b c d "Marik String". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ String, Marik (2015-03-04). "Marik String". The National Interest. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ David Horn and Marik String, As Iran Sanctions Wane, SEC Reporting Will Not, Bloomberg BNA, January 25, 2016, available at https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/publications/2016-01-26-as-iran-sanctions-wane-sec-reporting-will-not
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ "U.S.-Sudan Signing Ceremony on Bilateral Claims Agreement". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ "Sudan (21-209) - Claims Settlement Agreement". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ "Sudan quietly signs Abraham Accords weeks after Israel deal". Reuters. 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ "US Defends Sanctions Against Iran at Top UN Court". www.courthousenews.com. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ Berg, Stephanie van den (2020-09-14). "U.S. asks World Court to dismiss Iran sanctions case". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ "Certain Iranian Assets (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America)". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ Bank Markazi v. Peterson, 578 U.S. ___ (2016).
- ^ Permanent Court of Arbitration, Members of the Court, available at https://docs.pca-cpa.org/2017/07/2017/07/4894e61d-current-list-annex-1-members-of-the-court-184006-v85
- ^ Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae, Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp, 592 U.S. __ (2021) (No. 19-351), available at https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-351/144249/20200526202844311_19-351%20and%2019-520%20Republic%20of%20Germany.pdf
- ^ Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae, Nestle USA, Inc. v. Doe, 593 U.S. __ (2021) (No. 19-416), available at https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-416/153365/20200908144507659_19-416tsacUnitedStates.pdf
- ^ Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae, Republic of Hungary v. Simon, 592 U.S. ___ (2021) (No. 18-1447), available at https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-1447/144247/20200526201807308_18-1447%20Republic%20of%20Hungary.pdf
- ^ Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae, Mutond v. Lewis (No. 19-185) (2020), available at https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-185/144241/20200526184535442_19-185%20Mutond%20CVSG_FINAL.pdf.