Norman Eisen

Senior fellow in Governance Studies, Brookings Institution; founder and executive chair, States United Democracy Center; former ambassador, Czech Republic from 2011 to 2014

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Senior fellow in Governance Studies at Brookings Institution and the founder and executive chair of the States United Democracy Center. He’s also a former ambassador to the Czech Republic from 2011 to 2014, and was President Barack Obama's ethics czar. He served as special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee from 2019 to 2020, including during the impeachment and trial of President Donald Trump. Chairman of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. From 2009-2011 her served as chief White House ethics lawyer for President Obama, and from 2011-2014 as US Ambassador to the Czech Republic.

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