Robert Charrow

Robert Phillip Charrow (born October 21, 1944)[1] is an American lawyer and government official.

Robert Charrow
General Counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
In office
January 2, 2018 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byWilliam B. Schultz
Succeeded bySamuel Bagenstos
Principal Deputy General Counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
In office
1985–1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
Personal details
Born (1944-10-21) October 21, 1944
St. Louis, Missouri
EducationHarvey Mudd College
Stanford Law School

Currently a shareholder at the law firm of Greenberg Traurig, he was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the General Counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. He was confirmed on December 21, 2017.[2] He previously worked for the law firm of Crowell & Moring. In the Ronald Reagan administration, Charrow served as Deputy and then Principal Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.[3][4] In those roles, he supervised the chief counsel for the Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Inspector General, the Food and Drug Administration, and the United States Public Health Service.[5]

References
  1. https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/30926.pdf
  2. "PN563 - Nomination of Robert Charrow for Department of Health and Human Services, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. December 21, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  3. Cassens Weiss, Debra (June 7, 2017). "Trump taps BigLaw lawyers for administration posts". ABA Journal. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  4. Schneier, Cogan (June 6, 2017). "Trump Announces Slate of Big Law Nominees for DOJ, Agency Posts". The National Law Journal. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  5. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. June 5, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017 – via National Archives. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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