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
PresidentBill Clinton
DirectorJohn M. Deutch
Preceded byElizabeth Rindskopf Parker
Succeeded byMichael J. O'Neil
Personal details
Born1944 or 1945
Alma materUnited 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.