Viet D. Dinh
Viet Dinh | |
|---|---|
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy | |
| In office May 31, 2001 – May 31, 2003 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Eleanor D. Acheson |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Bryant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Đinh Đồng Phụng Việt February 22, 1968 Saigon, South Vietnam (now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) |
Viet D. Dinh (Vietnamese: Đinh Đồng Phụng Việt; born February 22, 1968) is a Vietnamese-born American legal scholar who is on the board of Strategic Education. He is also the Chief Legal and Policy Officer of Fox Corporation where he leads all legal, government and regulatory and government affairs. He served as an Assistant Attorney General of the United States from 2001 to 2003, under the presidency of George W. Bush. Previously, Dinh was a partner at two leading law firms, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Bancroft PLLC, the latter of which he founded. Born in Saigon, in former South Vietnam, he was a major contributor to the Patriot Act and is a former member of the Board of Directors of News Corporation.