Who's Who
Ron Kirk: Confirmed, United States Trade Representative, Office of the United States Trade RepresentativeLawrence E. Strickling
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Commerce Department Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information |
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Confirmed: June 25, 2009 Nominated: March 31, 2009 Announced: March 27, 2009 |
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Bio
- Age: 60
- Education: Harvard University, JD; University of Maryland, BA
- From: Chicago, IL
- Ethnicity: Caucasian
- Gender: Male
Strickling lived in the Obamas' Hyde Park neighborhood when he joined the presidential campaign as its policy coordinator. The son of a University of Maryland professor, Strickling once headed the common carrier office of the Federal Communications Commission. He more recently has worked in telecommunications firms.
Obama Campaign/Transition
- Obama for America, policy coordinator
Last Job
- Broadwing Communications
Other Jobs
- CoreExpress, vice president, general counsel
- Federal Communications Commission, chief, Common Carrier Bureau
- Broadwing Communications, chief regulatory and compliance officer
- Allegiance Telecom, vice president
Board Memberships
- Ameritech
- Network Plus
Connections
- Attended or taught at Harvard
- Close to the Obamas (What's this?)
Financial Disclosure
View Lawrence E. Strickling's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year.
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