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Jamie Gorelick is an American lawyer who served as Deputy Attorney General of the United States from 1994 to 1997 during the Clinton administration. Her public service career also includes roles as General Counsel for the Department of Defense and as a member of the 9/11 Commission. In the private sector, she has practiced corporate and appellate law as a partner at the firm WilmerHale and has held executive or board positions at Fannie Mae and BP.
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What government position did Jamie Gorelick hold under Bill Clinton?
Gorelick served as Deputy Attorney General of the United States from 1994 to 1997. She took the position in March 1994 before later joining Fannie Mae.
Was Jamie Gorelick ever General Counsel of the Defense Department?
Yes. She served as General Counsel of the Department of Defense from May 1993 until she moved to the Justice Department in March 1994.
Why is Jamie Gorelick associated with the 9/11 Commission?
She was one of the commissioners on the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. The commission's final report was released on July 22, 2004.
What was the Gorelick wall memo?
A 1995 Justice Department memorandum associated with Gorelick formalized restrictions on information sharing between criminal investigators and intelligence personnel. The policy later became a major subject of debate during discussion of the FBI and CIA before September 11.
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