Jeffrey H. Smith (lawyer)
Jeffrey H. Smith | |
|---|---|
| Assistant Legal Adviser for Law Enforcement and Intelligence at the United States Department of State | |
| In office 1975–1984 | |
| General Counsel of the Senate Armed Services Committee | |
| In office 1984–1988 | |
| 9th General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency | |
| In office 1995–1996 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Director | John M. Deutch |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker |
| Succeeded by | Michael J. O'Neil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 or 1945 |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy at West Point University of Michigan Law School |
Jeffrey H. Smith was for most of his career a lawyer with the United States Government, working at the Judge Advocate General's Corps, the Department of State, the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He is presently a retired lawyer for the firm Arnold & Porter. In 2023, he was banned from the country of Russia. He is the 2024 winner of the National Law Journal's Lifetime Achievement Award.