Tom Strickland

Tom Strickland
Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish, Wildlife and Parks
In office
May 2009 – February 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byLyle Laverty[1]
Succeeded byRachel Jacobson (acting)[2]
United States Attorney for the District of Colorado
In office
April 21, 1999 – January 20, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byHenry Solano
Succeeded byJohn Suthers
Personal details
Born
Thomas Lee Strickland

(1952-05-16) May 16, 1952 (age 72)
Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationLouisiana State University, Baton Rouge (BA)
University of Texas, Austin (JD)

Thomas Lee Strickland (born May 16, 1952) is an American lawyer who was formerly chief of staff to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks in the Interior Department. Strickland served as United States Attorney for Colorado and was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate for Colorado in 1996 and 2002. He joined WilmerHale as a partner in September, 2011.[3][4]

  1. ^ "LYLE LAVERTY: IF I WERE CHIEF OF THE FOREST SERVICE... - Evergreen Magazine". www.evergreenmagazine.com. 2017-01-31.
  2. ^ "POLITICO Pro".
  3. ^ "Biography". Thomas L. Strickland Partner. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "Interior Department Assistant Secretary and Chief of Staff Thomas Strickland Joins WilmerHale". Publications and News. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. September 20, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2013.