Nathan Sales
Nathan Sales | |
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| Coordinator for Counterterrorism | |
| Assumed office August 10, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Tina Kaidanow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nathan Alexander Sales Canton, Ohio |
| Education | Miami University Duke University School of Law |
| Awards | Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Service Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award |
Nathan Alexander Sales is an American lawyer, academic, and government official who is currently serving as Coordinator for Counterterrorism within the U.S. Department of State. Prior to assuming his current role, he was an associate professor at Syracuse University College of Law, where his fields of research included national security law, counterterrorism law, administrative law, and constitutional law. Sales was also of counsel at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis.[1]
Education
Sales received his B.A. from Miami University and his J.D., magna cum laude, from Duke University School of Law. In law school, he was research editor of the Duke Law Journal. Sales was Phi Beta Kappa and Order of the Coif. He clerked for Judge David B. Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Government service
Sales previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the United States Department of Homeland Security and senior counsel in the Office of Legal Policy at the United States Department of Justice. In June 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Sales to serve as Coordinator for Counterterrorism. He was confirmed to this position by the United States Senate on August 3, 2017.[citation needed] [[File:Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism Nathan A. Sales Signs His Appointment Papers After Being Sworn-In (37365546302).jpg|400px|thumb|left|Nathan A. Sales prepares to sign his appointment papers to become Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on September 29, 2017.]
References
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. June 9, 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
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