The Lead loses its regular Sunday news post-person, Charles Blanchard. Our loss is the administration’s gain. Congratulations, Chuck.
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration posts: Jeffrey Feltman, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State; Charles A. Hurley, Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation; Robert O. Work, Under Secretary of the Navy, Department of the Navy, Department of Defense; and Charles A. Blanchard, General Counsel, Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense.President Obama said, “I am confident that the skill and dedication these individuals bring to their roles will serve the American people well as we work to keep our nation safe at home and abroad. I am grateful that they have chosen to serve and look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead.”
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Charles A. Blanchard, Nominee for General Counsel, Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense
Charles Blanchard is a litigation partner in the Phoenix, AZ office of Perkins Coie. During the Clinton administration, he served as the General Counsel of the U.S. Army (1999 – 2001) and Chief Counsel of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (1997 – 1999). Before assuming in those positions, he practiced law at Brown & Bain, P.A. (1988 – 1997) and served as Arizona State Senator (1991 – 1995). He also previously served as Associate Independent Counsel in the Office of Independent Counsel James McKay (1987 – 1988). Mr. Blanchard has clerked for Judge Harry T. Edwards on the DC Circuit and for Justice O’Connor. He is a graduate of Lewis & Clark College, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and Harvard Law School.