Nomination of H. Lawrence Garrett III To Be General Counsel of the Department of Defense

The President today announced his intention to nominate H. Lawrence Garrett III to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense. He would succeed Chapman B. Cox.

Since 1983 Mr. Garrett has been serving at the White House as Associate Counsel to the President. Previously, he was Regional Director of the Merit Systems Protection Board in Seattle, WA (1982-1983); Executive Assistant to the President and chief operating officer, U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation (1981-1982); assistant counsel in the Office of the Counsel to the President at the White House in 1981; senior attorney/adviser to the Director, Office of Government Ethics (1979-1981). During his Navy service, he served as Force Judge Advocate, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, HI (1974-1978).

Mr. Garrett graduated from the University of West Florida (B.S., 1969) and the University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 1972). He is married, has two children, and resides in Oakton, VA. He was born June 24, 1939, in Washington, DC.