Matthew Whitaker
Matthew Whitaker | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 26th United States Ambassador to NATO | |
| Assumed office April 3, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Julianne Smith |
| Acting United States Attorney General | |
| In office November 7, 2018 – February 14, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Rod Rosenstein |
| Preceded by | Rod Rosenstein[1](acting) |
| Succeeded by | William Barr |
| United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa | |
| In office June 15, 2004 – November 25, 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Stephen Patrick O'Meara |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas A. Klinefeldt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Matthew George Whitaker October 29, 1969 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Iowa (BA, MBA, JD) |
Matthew George Whitaker (born October 29, 1969) is an American lawyer and politician who has been the 26th United States Ambassador to NATO since 2025. He served as acting United States Attorney General from November 7, 2018 until February 14, 2019. He was appointed by President Donald Trump after Jeff Sessions resigned at Trump's request.[2]
Whitaker was a U.S. Attorney during the Bush Administration and was Chief of Staff to Sessions from September 2017 to November 2018.[3]
In November 2024, President-elect Trump nominated Whitaker to be the United States Ambassador to NATO.[4] He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in April 2025.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Blitzer, Ronn (November 7, 2018). "Attorney General Jeff Sessions is Out. Here's What Could Happen Next". Law & Crime. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ↑ "Jeff Sessions forced out as attorney general". CBS News. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ↑ Samuelsohn, Darren; Oprysko, Caitlyn (November 7, 2018). "Sessions ousted". POLITICO. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Trump chooses former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador". Associated Press. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
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