- Norman L. Eisen
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Norman L. Eisen (born November 11, 1960, Los Angeles[1]) is the current United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic, the position which he assumed on January 28, 2011. However, his appointment is temporary and shall not last more than one year (if not confirmed by the Senate).
Eisen received his B.A. from Brown University in 1985 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1991, both with honors. He practised law in Washington for over 18 years before joining the transitional team of then-President-elect Barack Obama. On January 20, 2009, he was named Special Counsel for Ethics and Government Reform in the administration.
In 2003, he co-founded Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a government watchdog organization.
He earned his nickname Mr. No for his plan that became known for provisions banning registered lobbyists from taking positions in the administration.
Eisen is to become the first Ambassador to the country nominated by President Obama. The preceding Ambassador, Richard Graber, left the country on the day President George W. Bush's second term expired and there was no Ambassador for more than two years. The US diplomatic mission in Prague was headed by chargé d'affaires.
His parents are American Jewish immigrants and Holocaust survivors. The mother, who was in the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, is originally from Czechoslovakia, the father from Poland.
Eisen is married to Lindsay Kaplan, an associate professor at Georgetown University. The couple has one daughter, Tamar.
References
- ^ "New U.S. ambassador Eisen takes up office in Prague". Czech News Agency. 28 January 2011. http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/new-u-s-ambassador-eisen-takes-up-office-in-prague/588147. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
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- 1960 births
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