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U.S.
Department of Commerce
Office of General Counsel
Welcome
The mission of the Office of the General Counsel is to provide legal services
for the Department of Commerce. As the General Counsel, Cameron F. Kerry is the chief legal officer for the Department. The General Counsel's immediate staff and the Executive Office provide legal and adminstrative support to the OGC legal offices, including financial management, procurement, human resources
advice, IT support, and security liaison.
More about General Counsel Cameron F. Kerry... Read a brief bio, here!
About Deputy General Counsel Geovette E. Washington... Read a brief bio, here!
Office
Description
The General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Department and legal
advisor to the Secretary, Secretarial Officers and other officers of the
Department, including heads of operating units. He directs the operation
of ten offices that report directly to him and also provides legal and
policy direction to four additional legal offices, which receive their
funding and personnel allocations from their bureaus (the Patent and Trademark
Office, the Economic Development Administration, the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration and the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration.).
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