Cassandra Butts

Cassandra Butts
Personal details
Born(1965-08-10)August 10, 1965
New York City, U.S.
DiedMay 25, 2016(2016-05-25) (aged 50)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Cassandra Quin Butts (August 10, 1965 – May 25, 2016) was an American lawyer, policy expert, and Deputy White House Counsel. On December 23, 2008, Butts was selected by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as Deputy White House Counsel, focusing on domestic policy and ethics.[1] She was on the advisory board for then-President-elect Obama's presidential transition team.[2]

She stepped down as Deputy White House Counsel in November 2009 and served as Senior Advisor in the Office of the Chief Executive Officer at the Millennium Challenge Corporation.[3] In February 2014, Obama nominated her to be the Ambassador to the Bahamas, but by February 1, 2015, the Senate had not confirmed her to the post.

She was re-nominated to the position on February 5, 2015 but died more than a year later as her nomination continued to face a hold by Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton.[4]

  1. ^ "Obama appoints Cassandra Butts as Deputy White House Counsel". Think Progress. 2008-12-23. Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  2. ^ "Obama Names Transition Team". Retrieved 2008-11-06.
  3. ^ "Cassandra Q. Butts-Senior Advisor-Millennium Challenge Corporation". Archived from the original on 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  4. ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. February 5, 2015 – via National Archives.