Cassandra Butts
Cassandra Butts | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | August 10, 1965 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 2016 (aged 50) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University 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. She was on the advisory board for then-President-elect Obama's presidential transition team.
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. 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.