Nathan Sales

Nathan Sales
Coordinator for Counterterrorism
Assumed office
August 10, 2017
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Tina Kaidanow
Personal details
Born Nathan Alexander Sales
Canton, Ohio
Education Miami University
Duke University School of Law
Awards Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Service
Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award

Nathan Alexander Sales is an American lawyer, academic, and government official who is currently serving as Coordinator for Counterterrorism. Prior to assuming his current role, he was an associate professor at Syracuse University College of Law, where his fields of research included national security law, counterterrorism law, administrative law, and constitutional law. Sales was also of counsel at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis.[1]

Education

Sales received his B.A. from Miami University and his J.D., magna cum laude, from Duke University School of Law. In law school, he was research editor of the Duke Law Journal. Sales was Phi Beta Kappa and Order of the Coif. He clerked for Judge David B. Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Government service

Sales previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the United States Department of Homeland Security and senior counsel in the Office of Legal Policy at the United States Department of Justice. In June 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Sales to serve as Coordinator for Counterterrorism. He was confirmed to this position by the United States Senate on August 3, 2017.[2]

Nathan A. Sales prepares to sign his appointment papers to become Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on September 29, 2017. [State Department Photo/ Public Domain]

References

  1. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. June 9, 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Zargham, Mohammad (June 9, 2017). "Trump to nominate Nathan Sales as counterterrorism coordinator: White House". Reuters. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
Government offices
Preceded by
Tina Kaidanow		 Coordinator for Counterterrorism
2017–present		 Incumbent
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