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Robert S. Mueller
Director, FBI
National Press Club Luncheon Speaker -- June 20, 2003
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Robert Mueller became the FBI's sixth director on Sept. 4, 2001, after a long career as a federal prosecutor.
He was born on Aug. 7, 1944, in New York City. He graduated from Princeton University in 1966. The following year, he earned a master's degree in international relations from New York University.
After his graduation, Mueller served as a Marine Corps officer in Vietnam. During his three years of service, he received several medals, including the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. After his tour of duty, he entered the University of Virginia Law School, graduating in 1973.
He began his career in public service in 1976 as a member of the San Francisco U.S. Attorney's office, where he rose to head the Criminal Division. In 1982, he became an assistant U.S. attorney in Boston.
After a stint in private practice, Mueller returned to government in 1989 as an assistant to Attorney General Richard Thornburgh. A year later, Mueller was placed in charge of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, where he later presided over the high-profile prosecutions of Manuel Noriega and John Gotti. He returned to private practice in Boston in 1993.
In 1995, he accepted a position as a senior litigator in the Homicide Division of the U.S. Attorney's office in Washington, D.C. He was appointed as U.S. attorney in San Francisco in 1998. He was named acting deputy attorney general in May 2001 and was asked to head the FBI shortly thereafter.
As FBI director, he has presided over the bureau's response to the Sept. 11 attacks. In June 2003, he became the first FBI director to speak to the American Civil Liberties Union, highlighting the ongoing discussion of civil rights and liberties.
Mueller and his wife Ann have two daughters.
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