Carrin Patman

Carrin F. Patman is an American attorney who has served as United States ambassador to Iceland since October 2022. She formerly served as the chair of Houston Metro from 2016 to 2022.

Carrin Patman
United States Ambassador to Iceland
Assumed office
October 6, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJeffrey Ross Gunter
Chair of Houston Metro
In office
2016 – February 23, 2022
Appointed bySylvester Turner
Preceded byGilbert Garcia
Succeeded bySanjay Ramabhadran
Personal details
ParentBill Patman (father)
EducationDuke University (BA)
University of Texas (JD)

Education

Patman earned a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law in 1982.[1][2]

Career

Patman has a distinguished record of civic engagement, which includes service as a member of the Houston Chapter of the International Women’s Forum, and on the boards of the Greater Houston Partnership and the Houston-Galveston Area Transportation Policy Council. Patman was also a Founding Board Member of The Center for Women in Law, as well as an Executive Committee Member of Girls, Inc. of Greater Houston and Sheltering Arms Senior Services.[1]

Patman is a partner at Bracewell LLP, where she specializes in class action litigation, commercial disputes, antitrust and competition issues, environmental violations, and regulatory compliance.[3] She was a member of the board of Houston Metro from 2010 to 2022 and was appointed chair by Sylvester Turner in 2016.[4][5][6] Patman was a major fundraiser to the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign and Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign.[7][8]

Ambassador to Iceland

On February 11, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Patman to be the next United States ambassador to Iceland.[1] Hearings on her nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 28, 2022. Her nomination was favorably reported on August 4, 2022. Patman was confirmed by the full Senate on August 7, 2022, by voice vote.[9] She presented her credentials to President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson on October 6, 2022.[10]

Awards and recognitions

Patman has received multiple awards and was the first woman to receive the Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award, given by the Anti‐Defamation League Southwest Region.[1]

Personal life

Patman's father, Bill Patman, served as a member of the Texas Senate and United States House of Representatives.[11] She is married to James V. Derrick Jr, former Executive Vice President and General Counsel to Enron Corporation.[12]

References
  1. "President Biden Announces 2 Diplomatic Nominees". The White House. 2022-02-11. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  2. "Most Distinguished: UT Law school honoring Longoria". AP NEWS. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  3. "Center for Women in Law | Carrin F. Patman". law.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  4. METRO,webmaster@ridemetro.org. "Carrin F. Patman, Chair METRO Board of Directors". www.ridemetro.org. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  5. "New Houston Metro Board Chair and Members Take Oath". www.masstransitmag.com. April 8, 2016. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  6. "New Board Chair, Familiar Face Takes Helm at METRO". Metro Transit Authority of Harris County. 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  7. Swartz 5, Mimi (2021-02-11). "There's One Thing Missing in the Biden Administration: Texans". Texas Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  8. Svitek, Patrick (2015-10-07). "Texas Democrats: Little Opening for Biden Presidential Bid". The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  9. "PN1779 — Carrin F. Patman — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  10. Jóhannesson, Guðni Thorlacius [@PresidentISL] (October 6, 2022). "Today H.E. Carrin Patman presented her credentials as the new US Ambassador to Iceland" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-10-15 – via Twitter.
  11. "Carrin Mauritz Patman Obituary (1932 - 2018) Houston Chronicle". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  12. "James V. Derrick, Jr". University of Texas Law School Foundation. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
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