State Department Legal Adviser
Sarah Cleveland Nominated to Be Legal Adviser
John Bellinger Wed, Aug 11, 2021, 3:03 PM
Sarah Cleveland is an excellent choice to be legal adviser. She should be confirmed quickly.
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State Department Legal Adviser
Kudos for Judge Joan Donoghue … and L Alumnae!
John Bellinger Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 2:42 PM
Alumnae of the State Department Legal Adviser’s Office (known as “L”) are now ruling the legal world, or at least important parts of it.
Appointments, Confirmations & Budgets
Jennifer Newstead Nominated to Be State Department Legal Adviser
John Bellinger Tue, Sep 5, 2017, 10:55 AM
On Friday evening, the President nominated Jennifer Newstead to be the next Legal Adviser of the State Department.
Politics & National Security
The Senate Should Act Now to Confirm Brian Egan as State Department Legal Adviser
John Bellinger Wed, Nov 18, 2015, 8:14 PM
Senate Democrats have called for the rapid confirmation of several stalled Presidential nominees to important national security positions in light of the Paris attacks and the potential terrorist threat to the United States. Although this may strike Republicans as political opportunism, the Democrats are right. The Senate has been holding up several highly qualified and personally non-controversial nominees to critical national security jobs where they are needed.