Mark Klaassen

Mark Klaassen
United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming
Assumed office
November 21, 2017
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Christopher A. Crofts
Personal details
Born April 1973 (age 45)
Gillette, Wyoming
Education Oral Roberts University
Notre Dame Law School

Mark Allen Klaassen (born April 1973)[1] is an American attorney who currently serves as the United States Attorney in the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming.

A graduate of Oral Roberts University and Notre Dame Law School, Klaassen clerked for Wade Brorby of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.[2] He began his career as an associate at Latham & Watkins. From 2007 to 2009, Klaassen was chief of staff to the general counsel for the United States Department of Homeland Security, and he also served as general counsel for the United States House Committee on Homeland Security from 2003 to 2007.[3][4] He was formerly an Assistant United States Attorney for the same district prior to his elevation to his current post.

United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming

On August 3, 2017, Donald Trump nominated Klaasseen to be United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming. He was confirmed by the United States Senate by voice vote on November 9, 2017, and sworn into office on November 21, 2017.

References

  1. ↑ MyLife.com profile
  2. ↑ Allen, Kevin (July 24, 2017). "Mark A. Klaassen, '98 J.D., nominated for U.S. attorney for Wyoming". University of Notre Dame Law School. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Fourth Wave of United States Attorney Candidate Nominations". The White House. July 21, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ "Mark Klaasen nominated for US attorney in Wyoming". Washington Times. Associated Press. July 26, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
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