Arthur Culvahouse | |
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| United States Ambassador to Australia | |
| In office March 13, 2019 – January 19, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | John Berry |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Kennedy |
| White House Counsel | |
| In office March 20, 1987 – January 20, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Peter Wallison |
| Succeeded by | Boyden Gray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arthur Boggess Culvahouse Jr. July 4, 1948 Ten Mile, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Tennessee (BS) New York University (JD) |
Arthur Boggess Culvahouse Jr. (born July 4, 1948) is an American attorney who served as the United States Ambassador to Australia from 2019 to 2021.
He is the former Chair of O'Melveny & Myers, an international law firm of more than 1,000 lawyers with offices around the world. Culvahouse also served as counsel to Ronald Reagan in the last two years of his presidency, and was entrusted by John McCain and Donald Trump to vet their vice presidential candidates.
On November 6, 2018, Culvahouse was announced to be the new appointment as the United States' Ambassador to Australia,[1] a posting confirmed by the Senate on January 2, 2019. He presented his credentials to the Governor-General of Australia, Sir Peter Cosgrove, on March 13, 2019.[2]
- ^ Donald Trump announces Arthur B Culvahouse Jr as ambassador to Australia after two-year gap, Greg Jennett, ABC News Online, 2018-11-06. Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20181106085414/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-06/donald-trump-announces-new-ambassador-to-australia/10470294
- ^ Evans, Steve (13 March 2019). "New US ambassador slips up on Canberra's great architect". Canberra Times. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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