P. Robert Fannin Explained

Paul Robert (Bob) Fannin (born 1935) is an American lawyer and former ambassador to the Dominican Republic from 2007 until 2009.[1] He served as chairman of the Arizona Republican Party from 2001 to 2005.

Biography

Fannin is the son of former Arizona governor and U.S. senator Paul Fannin.[2] [3] He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Stanford University and a Juris Doctor Degree from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona from which he received the Distinguished Service Award in 1995.[4]

Career

Before his appointment as Ambassador, Fannin had a 44-year career as a lawyer in private practice (immediately before he was senior counsel at the international law firm of Steptoe & Johnson). He served as chairman of the Arizona Republican Party from June 2001 to January 2005.[5]

References

  1. Web site: P. Robert Fannin (1935–) . Office of the Historian . Department of State . 12 August 2021.
  2. News: Arizona Senator Paul Fannin Dies. Washington Post. January 16, 2002.
  3. Web site: Former state GOP leader Fannin to be ambassador. Arizona Daily Star. January 5, 2007.
  4. Web site: Bob Fannin . Council of American Ambassadors . 12 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Biography: P. Robert Fannin. United States Department of State. January 8, 2009.