Christine A. Varney
| Christine Varney | |
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| White House Cabinet Secretary | |
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In office January 20, 1993 – October 14, 1994 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Daniel Casse |
| Succeeded by | Kitty Higgins |
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| Born |
December 17, 1955 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Thomas Graham |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
State University of New York, Albany (BA) Syracuse University (MPA) Georgetown University (JD) |
| Website | Official website |
Christine A. Varney is an American lawyer, lobbyist, and internet policy and antitrust expert who is most widely known as a former U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division for the Obama Administration and as a Federal Trade Commissioner for the Clinton Administration. Since August 2011, Varney has been a partner at the New York law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
Varney attended State University of New York at Albany (1974–1977), studied abroad at Trinity College, Dublin (1975), earned a B.A. from Syracuse University (1978) and an M.P.A. from Syracuse's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (magna cum laude. 1982), and a J.D. from Georgetown Law School (1985).
Varney worked as an associate at the firm of Pierson, Semmes & Finley (1986–1989), general counsel to the Democratic National Committee (1989–1992), chief counsel to the Clinton/Gore Campaign (1991), general counsel to the 1992 Presidential Inaugural Committee (1992), associate at the firm of Hogan & Hartson (1991–1993), and Assistant to the President and Secretary to the Cabinet (1993–1994). In her latter role, she acted as a liaison between the White House and cabinet departments. She stated the Clinton Administration's philosophy of cabinet management this way: "if you don’t surprise us, we won't micromanage you!"
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