Tom Strickland
Tom Strickland | |
|---|---|
| Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish, Wildlife and Parks | |
| In office May 2009 – February 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Lyle Laverty |
| Succeeded by | Rachel Jacobson (acting) |
| United States Attorney for the District of Colorado | |
| In office April 21, 1999 – January 20, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Henry Solano |
| Succeeded by | John Suthers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Lee Strickland May 16, 1952 Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (BA) University of Texas, Austin (JD) |
Thomas Lee Strickland (born May 16, 1952) is an American lawyer who was formerly chief of staff to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks in the Interior Department. Strickland served as United States Attorney for Colorado and was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate for Colorado in 1996 and 2002. He joined WilmerHale as a partner in September, 2011.