James W. Carroll Jr. is an American attorney and government appointee, who served as director of the

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in the

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from February 9, 2018 until January 20, 2021. After being confirmed by the

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on January 2, 2019, he was sworn in by Vice President

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on January 31. Earlier, Carroll had served as the

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. Prior to that he was General Counsel in the

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, and an attorney in the

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for Presidents

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and

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