Norman L. Eisen
| Norman L. Eisen | |
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| U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic | |
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In office January 28, 2011 – September 30, 2014 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Richard Graber |
| Succeeded by | Andrew H. Schapiro |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 11, 1960 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Lindsay Kaplan |
| Alma mater |
Brown University (B.A.) Harvard University (J.D.) |
| Religion | Judaism |
Norman L. Eisen (born November 11, 1960) is the former United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic. He assumed that position on January 28, 2011.
Eisen's parents were immigrants to the United States of Jewish ancestry and he grew up working in his family's hamburger stand in Los Angeles. He received his B.A. from Brown University in 1985 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1991, both with honors. While at Harvard, he first met President Barack Obama, also a first-year law student.
From 1985 to 1988, between college and law school, Eisen worked as the Assistant Director of the Los Angeles office of the Anti-Defamation League. He investigated anti-semitism and other civil rights violations, promoted Holocaust education and advanced US-Israel relations.
After graduating from Harvard in 1991, Eisen practiced law in Washington, D.C. for over 18 years with the Zuckerman Spaeder law firm. He was named as one of Washington's top lawyers by Washingtonian Magazine. He specialized in investigations of complex financial fraud, including Enron, Refco, the ADM antitrust case, and the subprime financial collapse.
In 2003, Eisen co-founded Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a government watchdog organization.
From 2007 to 2009, Eisen was active in the presidential campaign of his law school classmate Barack Obama before joining the transition team of then-President-elect Obama as deputy counsel. On January 20, 2009, Obama named him Special Counsel for Ethics and Government Reform in the White House.
He earned the nickname "Mr. No" for his stringent ethics and anti-corruption efforts and became known for limiting registered lobbyists from taking positions in the administration. He is credited for helping compile President Obama's ethics-related campaign promises into an Executive Order the President signed on his first day in office.
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