Charles Stimson (lawyer)

Charles Stimson
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs
In office
2005 – February 2, 2007
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byMatthew Waxman
Succeeded bySandra Hodgkinson
Personal details
Born
Charles Douglas Stimson

(1963-06-13) June 13, 1963 (age 61)
EducationKenyon College
George Mason University

Charles Douglas "Cully" Stimson (born June 13, 1963) is an American lawyer and government official. Stimson served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs from 2005 until his resignation on February 2, 2007, following a controversy about his statements on legal representation for prisoners at Guantánamo Bay.[1][2] Following his time in the George W. Bush administration, Stimson joined The Heritage Foundation, where he is currently a senior legal fellow and manager of the National Security Law Program. Earlier in his career, Stimson served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia and as Vice President for Private Equity Mergers & Acquisitions at Marsh & McLennan Companies.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Official Resigns Over Gitmo Lawyer Remarks". CBS News. Associated Press. February 2, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2007.
  2. ^ "Pentagon Official Who Criticized Detainee Lawyers Quits". The Washington Post. February 3, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2007.
  3. ^ "Charles "Cully" Stimson". Heritage Foundation. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "Charles D. Stimson". Federalist Society. Retrieved January 9, 2019.