Brett h mcgurk biography

The leaders of Iraq, on a rocky road to stability since the final departure of U.S. combat troops last year, will soon be welcoming a familiar face as the next ambassador from the United States.

On March 26, 2012, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Brett H. McGurk, who has been involved in Iraq policy almost continuously since 2004, as the next ambassador to Iraq.

Born April 20, 1973, Brett McGurk is the son of Barry McGurk, an English professor, and Carol Ann Capobianco, an art teacher.

Raised in West Hartford, Connecticut, McGurk earned his B.A. in Political Science at the nearby University of Connecticut in 1996 and a JD from Columbia University in 1999.

After law school, McGurk chose to commence his career by pursuing the “judicial clerk” track.

He served as a clerk for Judge Gerard Lynch of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (Manhattan) in 1999-2000, for Judge Dennis Jacobs of the U.S. Court of Appeals for t