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Matthew Whitaker | |
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.jpg) Whitaker in 2025 | |
| 26th United States Ambassador to NATO | |
| Assumed office April 3, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Julianne Smith Scott M. Oudkirk (acting) |
| United States Attorney General | |
| Acting November 7, 2018 – February 14, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Rod Rosenstein |
| Preceded by |
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| Succeeded by | William Barr |
| United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa | |
| In office June 15, 2004 – November 25, 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Stephen Patrick O'Meara |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas A. Klinefeldt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Matthew George Whitaker October 29, 1969 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Iowa (BA, MBA, JD) |
Matthew George Whitaker (born October 29, 1969) is an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat serving as the 26th United States permanent representative to NATO since 2025 in the second administration of President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in Trump's first administration as acting United States attorney general from November 2018 to February 2019 following the resignation of Jeff Sessions.[1] Whitaker had previously served as Chief of Staff for Sessions from October 2017 to November 2018.[2]
While attending the University of Iowa, Whitaker played tight end for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes football team, including in the 1991 Rose Bowl.
In 2002, Whitaker was the Republican nominee for Treasurer of Iowa, losing to incumbent Michael Fitzgerald. From 2004 to 2009, he served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, where he was known for aggressively prosecuting drug traffickers.[3] Whitaker ran in the 2014 Iowa Republican primary for the United States Senate. He later wrote opinion pieces and appeared on talk-radio shows and cable news as the executive director of the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), a conservative advocacy group.
On December 7, 2018, Trump nominated William Barr for Attorney General.[4] The legality of Whitaker's appointment as acting U.S. Attorney General was challenged in multiple lawsuits,[5] and questioned by legal scholars, commentators, and politicians.[6] On February 15, 2019, after Barr was sworn in on the previous day, Whitaker became a senior counselor in the Office of the Associate Attorney General; he resigned from the Justice Department on March 2, 2019.[7][8][9] After leaving the Justice Department, Whitaker became a guest on news and analysis shows including as a CNN contributor, and was affiliated with the law firm of Graves Garrett. In August 2019, he became a managing director at Axiom Strategies and Clout Public Affairs.[10]
On November 20, 2024, Whitaker was announced as the nominee to serve as the United States ambassador to NATO by then- President-elect Donald Trump.[11] He was confirmed by the Senate on April 1, 2025, by a vote of 52–45, and was sworn in two days later.
- ^ "Jeff Sessions forced out as attorney general". CBS News. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ Samuelsohn, Darren; Oprysko, Caitlyn (November 7, 2018). "Sessions ousted". Politico. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Attorney Goes After Drug Traffickers", The Des Moines Register (March 28, 2005), p. 4B.
- ^ Petroski, William (December 7, 2018). "Iowa's Matt Whitaker's future in limbo as Trump's picks William Barr for attorney general". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ "After outcry over appointment, Trump's top law enforcer treading..." Reuters. December 16, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
appointmentwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Ex-acting AG Matthew Whitaker leaves Justice Department". ABC News. March 3, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ Wilber, Del Quentin (March 4, 2019). "Matthew Whitaker, former acting attorney general, leaves Justice Department". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ Lynch, Sarah N. (March 4, 2019). "Whitaker, former acting U.S. attorney general, leaves Justice Dept". Reuters.
- ^ Jacobs, Jennifer (August 1, 2019). "Trump's Former Acting Attorney General Lands Political Consulting Job". Bloomberg LLP.
- ^ "Trump chooses former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador". AP News. November 20, 2024.
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