Robert Mueller

Robert Mueller
Robert Mueller
6th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
	In office; September 4, 2001 – September 4, 2013
President	George W. Bush; Barack Obama
Deputy	Thomas Pickard; Bruce J. Gebhardt; John S. Pistole; Timothy P. Murphy; Sean M. Joyce
Preceded by	Thomas Pickard (Acting)
Succeeded by	James Comey
United States Deputy Attorney General; Acting
	In office; January 20, 2001 – May 10, 2001
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Eric Holder
Succeeded by	Larry Thompson
United States Attorney for the Northern District of California
	In office; 1998–2001
President	Bill Clinton; George W. Bush
Preceded by	Michael Yamaguchi
Succeeded by	Kevin Ryan
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division
	In office; 1990–1993
President	George H. W. Bush; Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Edward Dennis
Succeeded by	Jo Ann Harris
United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts; Acting
	In office; 1986–1987
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Bill Weld
Succeeded by	Frank L. McNamara
Personal details
Born	Robert Swan Mueller III; August 7, 1944 (age 80); New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Ann Cabell Standish (m. 1966)
Children	2
Education	Princeton University (BA); New York University (MA); University of Virginia (JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1968–1971
Rank	Captain
Unit	H Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Commands	Platoon commander
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Bronze Star Medal w/ Combat "V"; Purple Heart Medal; Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2) w/ Combat "V" ; Combat Action Ribbon; Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross

Robert Swan Mueller III (/ˈmʌlər/; born August 7, 1944) is an American lawyer and civil servant. He was the sixth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2001 to 2013. He is a Republican. He was appointed by President George W. Bush and his original ten-year term was given a two-year extension by President Barack Obama.

Mueller is the longest-serving FBI director since J. Edgar Hoover. He is currently head of the Special Counsel investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.^[3]

References

↑ "FBI Nominee Lauded for Tenacity". The Washington Post. July 30, 2001. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
↑ "Robert S. Mueller, III, September 4, 2001- September 4, 2013", Federal Bureau of Investigation: "he served as an officer for three years".
↑ Rosenstein, Rod. "Rod Rosenstein's Letter Appointing Mueller Special Counsel". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2017.

Other websites

Media related to Robert Swan Mueller III at Wikimedia Commons

Profile at the Federal Bureau of Investigation and staff
Appearances on C-SPAN
Robert Mueller on IMDb
Works by or about Robert Mueller in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
Robert Mueller collected news and commentary at The New York Times
Robert Mueller Archived 2018-02-04 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "FBI Nominee Lauded for Tenacity". The Washington Post. July 30, 2001. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

[2] "Robert S. Mueller, III, September 4, 2001- September 4, 2013", Federal Bureau of Investigation: "he served as an officer for three years".

[3] Rosenstein, Rod. "Rod Rosenstein's Letter Appointing Mueller Special Counsel". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2017.

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