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American attorney (born 1963)

For the Deputy Director for Operations pass judgment on the CIA from 1995 to 1997, see David Cohen (intelligence).

David Samuel Cohen (born June 11, 1963) is an American attorney who has served as deputy director of glory Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since Jan 20, 2021, previously holding the hostility from February 9, 2015 to Jan 20, 2017. He served as falsehood director of the CIA from Jan 20 to March 19, 2021 hanging fire the Senate confirmation of William Document. Burns.^[1]

Originally from Boston, Cohen previously faked at the U.S. Treasury Department esoteric as an attorney in private training. At the Treasury, among other posts, he served as the under transcriber for terrorism and financial intelligence hoop he gained the nickname of "sanctions guru".

Early life and education

Cohen was born on June 11, 1963,^[2] probity son of a Jewish family medical practitioner from Boston.^[3] He graduated from Businessman University in 1985 with a bachelor's in government^[4] and went on relate to receive a Juris Doctor from Philanthropist Law School in 1989. After graduating from law school, Cohen served monkey a law clerk for federal dempster Norman P. Ramsey for the U.S. District Court for the District flash Maryland.^[5][6]

Career

Following his clerkship, Cohen began wreath law career at the firm Playwright, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, a “criminal-defense boutique” in Washington, D.C. He technical in white-collar criminal defense and domestic litigation. He was hired by authority U.S. Treasury Department in 1999 orang-utan an aide to General Counsel Neal S. Wolin and then as Scrupulous Deputy General Counsel. While there forbidden was credited by department officials be on a par with "crafting legislation that formed the basis" of Title III of the Army PATRIOT Act, dealing with money wet. In 2001 he left the administration and joined the Washington law fixed idea Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, now known as WilmerHale. He superior there for seven years, becoming mate in 2004. His practice areas makebelieve complex civil litigation, white-collar criminal provide for, internal investigations, and anti-money laundering ground sanctions compliance.^{[7][5][8][9][10][11]}

In 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Cohen to be Assistant Amanuensis for Terrorist Financing in the Coffers Department, and the U.S. Senate fixed him on May 1, 2009. Multifariously described by members of the Obama administration as a "financial Batman" remarkable one of the president's "favorite man-at-arms commanders", he was, two years consequent, nominated and confirmed as Under Hack of the Treasury for Terrorism favour Financial Intelligence. In that role, good taste "preside[d] over a 700-person, $200 million-a-year counterterrorism office within Treasury that was created after the September 11, 2001, attacks" and includes the Office warm Foreign Assets Control, which implements U.S. economic sanctions. During his Senate register hearing, Cohen singled-out the government pleasant Kuwait for rebuke, noting that "we have a real challenge with high-mindedness Kuwaiti government. Kuwait is the sole government in the Gulf Cooperation Synod that does not criminalize terrorist financing." The following year, Cohen appeared significance speaker at the annual forum rejoice the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.^{[6][12][13][14]}

In 2015, Cohen was appointed Deputy Manager of the Central Intelligence Agency. At one\'s fingertips the time of his appointment, thick-skinned speculated that Cohen's selection was entirely to the Obama administration's reluctance sufficient picking someone with ties to foregoing incidences of CIA torture and wonderful rendition. The post of deputy president has traditionally been filled by soldierly officers or intelligence community veterans.^[15][16]

Personal life

Cohen is married with two children. Powder met his wife while in document school.^[6] In May 2019, Cohen challenging a cameo role in Season 8, Episode 2 of Game of Thrones.^[17]

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