Douglas Kmiec
| Douglas W. Kmiec | |
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| United States Ambassador to Malta | |
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In office August 31, 2009 – May 31, 2011 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Molly H. Bordonaro |
| Succeeded by | Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley |
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel | |
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In office 1988–1989 |
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| President |
Ronald Reagan George H.W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Charles J. Cooper |
| Succeeded by | William P. Barr |
| United States Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel | |
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In office 1985–1988 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Samuel A. Alito Jr. |
| Succeeded by | J. Michael Luttig |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 24, 1951 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
Northwestern University USC Gould School of Law |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Douglas W. Kmiec (pronounced kah-MECK; born September 24, 1951) is an American legal scholar, author, and former U.S. ambassador. He is the Caruso Family Chair and Professor of Constitutional Law at Pepperdine University School of Law. Kmiec came to prominence during the United States presidential election, 2008 when, although a Republican, he endorsed Democrat Barack Obama. In July 2009, he was nominated by President Obama to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Malta. He was confirmed by the Senate and served for close to two years as ambassador to Malta. He resigned his post effective May 31, 2011.
Kmiec received his undergraduate degree with honors from Northwestern University in 1973 and his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Southern California in 1976. He was a member of the school's law review and was awarded the Legion Lex Commencement Prize for Legal Writing.
Kmiec was a member of the faculty at Valparaiso University School of Law, then taught at Notre Dame Law School from 1980 to 1999, with several leaves to serve in the Office of Legal Counsel for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. At Notre Dame, he directed the Thomas White Center on Law & Government and founded the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy. From 2001 to 2003, Kmiec was the Dean and St. Thomas More Professor of the law school at the Catholic University of America. Following his Catholic University of America deanship, Kmiec assumed the endowed chair in constitutional law at Pepperdine University School of Law. Kmiec also teaches at the Pepperdine University School of Public Policy.
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