Robert Charrow Explained

Robert Charrow
Office1:General Counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
Term Start1:January 2, 2018
Term End1:January 20, 2021
Predecessor1:William B. Schultz
Successor1:Samuel Bagenstos
Office2:Principal Deputy General Counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
Term Start2:1985
Term End2:1989
President2:Ronald Reagan
Birth Date:21 October 1944
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri
Education:Harvey Mudd College
Stanford Law School

Robert Phillip Charrow (born October 21, 1944)[1] is an American lawyer and government official.

Currently a shareholder at the law firm of Greenberg Traurig, he was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the General Counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. He was confirmed on December 21, 2017.[2] He previously worked for the law firm of Crowell & Moring. In the Ronald Reagan administration, Charrow served as Deputy and then Principal Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.[3] [4] In those roles, he supervised the chief counsel for the Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Inspector General, the Food and Drug Administration, and the United States Public Health Service.[5]

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  1. https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/30926.pdf
  2. Web site: PN563 - Nomination of Robert Charrow for Department of Health and Human Services, 115th Congress (2017-2018). December 21, 2017. www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018.
  3. News: Cassens Weiss. Debra. Trump taps BigLaw lawyers for administration posts . July 27, 2017. ABA Journal. June 7, 2017.
  4. News: Schneier. Cogan. Trump Announces Slate of Big Law Nominees for DOJ, Agency Posts . July 27, 2017. The National Law Journal. June 6, 2017.
  5. News: President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts . July 27, 2017 . . . June 5, 2017.