Damian Williams | |
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| United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York | |
| Assumed office October 10, 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Audrey Strauss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andre Damian Williams Jr. 1980 (age 43–44) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Emmanuel College, Cambridge (MPhil) Yale University (JD) |
Andre Damian Williams Jr. (born 1980)[1] is an American lawyer who is the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York. He is the first black person to hold this position.[2] He has been involved in the prosecution of numerous high-profile individuals, including Ghislaine Maxwell, Sam Bankman-Fried, Sean Combs, Mayor Eric Adams, and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez.
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