Emory Rounds

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Emory Rounds
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Director of the United States Office of Government Ethics
Assumed office
July 13, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byDavid J. Apol (Acting)
Personal details
Born
Emory Arthur Rounds III
EducationUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst (BA)
University of Akron (JD)

Emory Arthur Rounds III is an American attorney and government ethics official who is the current Director of the United States Office of Government Ethics, nominated by President Donald Trump to serve a five-year term.[1][2]

Career[]

Rounds served as an ethics attorney at the United States Department of Commerce and in the Judge Advocate General's Office in the U.S. Navy, where he attained the rank of Commander.[3] Rounds served as an ethics counsel for six years in the White House Counsel's Office during the administration of George W. Bush, and subsequently served as an associate counsel at the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.[4]

On February 8, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Rounds to the office of Director of the Office of Government Ethics for a term of five years.[5] On August 7, 2018, Rounds made the following statement as newly appointed Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics: "I am honored to lead the Office of Government Ethics. I am also deeply humbled by the weight of this agency’s mission. The U.S. Office of Government Ethics will continue to ensure that the citizens of our nation can help ensure their leaders are complying with ethics laws and rules. The agency will continue to make ethics documents available and communicate with the public to make sure that the people’s business is conducted with all appropriate transparency."[6]

Personal life[]

Rounds is a graduate of King Philip Regional High School, in Wrentham, Massachusetts. He earned his BA in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Akron.[citation needed] He is married with five children, and is a resident of southern Maine - a state he always desired to return to following a tour stationed at Brunswick Naval Air Station during the 1980s.[citation needed] Rounds is a great fan of New England sports franchises, especially the New England Patriots and the Boston Red Sox.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Business Insider. "Trump stunned ethics experts with his surprising, 'excellent choice' to lead the government office that's been a huge thorn in his side". Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  2. ^ United States Congress. "PN1625 — Emory A. Rounds III — Office of Government Ethics". Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  3. ^ Politico. "Trump picks new federal ethics chief". Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  4. ^ The Hill. "Trump nominates new ethics office director". Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  5. ^ The White House. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 9, 2018 – via National Archives.
  6. ^ Emory A. Rounds, III, Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. "A message from Emory A. Rounds, III, Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics". Retrieved August 7, 2018.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Political offices
Preceded by
David J. Apol
Acting 		Director of the United States Office of Government Ethics Incumbent
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