Office Of The General Counsel For The Department Of The Treasury

	Office Of The General Counsel For The Department Of The Treasury The Office of General Counsel provides legal and policy advice to the Secretary and other senior Departmental officials. The General Counsel also is the head of the Treasury Legal Division, a separate bureau within the Department that includes all legal counsels and staff of the Treasury Departmental Offices and Treasury bureaus (except for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Offices of the Inspectors General). The office was preceded by the offices of the Comptroller of the Treasury (1789–1817), First Comptroller of the Treasury (1817–1820), Agent of the Treasury (1820–1830), and Solicitor of the United States Treasury, Solicitor of the Treasury (1830–1934). Neil MacBride has served as General Counsel since February, 2022. References United States Department of the Treasury agencies, Office of the General Counsel {{US-law-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Neil MacBride Neil Harvey MacBride (born October 14, 1965) is an American attorney who is the Office of the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury in the Presidency of Joe Biden, Biden Administration. He previously served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed MacBride's nomination as U.S. Attorney on September 15, 2009, and he took office three days later. He left office on September 13, 2013. Early life and education MacBride was born in Schenectady, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and the humanities from Houghton College and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. Career Prior to his appointment by President Barack Obama, MacBride served as an associate deputy attorney general at the United States Department of Justice, Department of Justice. MacBride formerly served as vice president, anti-piracy and general co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Comptroller Of The Treasury The Comptroller of the Treasury was an official of the United States Department of the Treasury from 1789 to 1817. According to section III of the Act of Congress establishing the Treasury Department, it is the comptroller's duty to :''superintend the adjustment and preservation of the public accounts; to examine all accounts settled by the Auditor, and certify the balances arising thereon to the Register; to countersign all warrants drawn by the Secretary of the Treasury, which shall be warranted by law; to report to the Secretary the official forms of all papers to be issued in the different offices for collecting the public revenue, and the manner and form of keeping and stating the accounts of the several persons employed therein. He shall moreover provide for the regular and punctual payment of all monies which may be collected, and shall direct prosecutions for all delinquencies of officers of the revenue, and for debts that are, or shall be due to the United States.'' The fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	First Comptroller Of The Treasury The Comptroller of the Treasury was an official of the United States Department of the Treasury from 1789 to 1817. According to section III of the Act of Congress establishing the Treasury Department, it is the comptroller's duty to :''superintend the adjustment and preservation of the public accounts; to examine all accounts settled by the Auditor, and certify the balances arising thereon to the Register; to countersign all warrants drawn by the Secretary of the Treasury, which shall be warranted by law; to report to the Secretary the official forms of all papers to be issued in the different offices for collecting the public revenue, and the manner and form of keeping and stating the accounts of the several persons employed therein. He shall moreover provide for the regular and punctual payment of all monies which may be collected, and shall direct prosecutions for all delinquencies of officers of the revenue, and for debts that are, or shall be due to the United States.'' The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Agent Of The Treasury Agent may refer to: Espionage, investigation, and law , spies or intelligence officers Law of agency, laws involving a person authorized to act on behalf of another Agent of record, a person with a contractual agreement with an insurance policy owner Election agent, a person responsible for the conduct of a political campaign Free agent, a sports player who is eligible to sign with any club or franchise Literary agent, an agent who represents writers and their written works Modeling agency, a person or a corporation which represents fashion models Press agent, a professional publicist Foreign agent, a person who carries out the interests of a foreign country Political agent (other) Patent attorney, an attorney who represents clients in patent matters Real estate agent, an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate Registered agent, in the US, receives service of process for a party in a legal action Shipping agent, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Solicitor Of The United States Treasury The Solicitor of the Treasury position was created in the United States Department of the Treasury by an act of May 29, 1830 , which changed the name of the Agent of the Treasury. Function The Solicitor of the Treasury served as legal advisor to the department, and examined Treasury officers' official bonds and related legal documents. He also supervised all legal proceedings involving the collection of debts due the United States. In addition, he established regulations to guide customs collectors, issued distress warrants against delinquent revenue collectors or receivers of public money, and administered lands acquired by the United States in payment for debts. Predecessor agencies * Comptroller of the Treasury (1789–1817) * First Comptroller of the Treasury (1817–20) * Agent of the Treasury (1820–30) Position abolished The position of Solicitor of the Treasury was abolished by an act of May 10, 1934 (48 Stat. 759). Successor agency The Solicitor of the Treasury's posit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]