McGurk, Brett H., 1973-

LC control no.	no2013075542
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	McGurk, Brett H., 1973- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Birth date	19730420
Place of birth	West Hartford, Conn.
Affiliation	University of Connecticut Columbia University. School of Law Coalition Provisional Authority National Security Council (U.S.)
Profession or occupation	Ambassadors Lawyers male
Found in	U.S. Cong. Senate. Comm. on Foreign Relations. Nominations of the 110th Congress, second session, hearings ... 2009: p. iv (Brett H. McGurk, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq) Wikipedia, July 16, 2013 (Brett H. McGurk is a former Senior Advisor to the United States Ambassador to Iraq and to the United States National Security Council. He was President Barack Obama's nominee to become the next United States Ambassador to Iraq, but he withdrew himself from consideration; McGurk was born to Barry McGurk, an English professor, and Carol Ann Capobianco, an art teacher, in West Hartford, Connecticut on 20 April 1973. McGurk received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Connecticut in 1996 and his Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 2009; in 2004, McGurk began service as a Legal Advisor to both the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and the United States Ambassador in Baghdad. In 2005, he was transferred to the National Security Council, where he served as Director for Iraq, and later as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Iraq and Afghanistan. As Chief Negotiator, he was instrumental in helping to draft both the Constitution of Iraq (2005) and the U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement (2008))
Associated language	eng