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Lily Fu Claffee  Photo

The mission of the Office of the General Counsel is to provide legal services for the Department of Commerce. As the General Counsel, Lily Fu Claffee is the chief legal officer for the Department. The General Counsel's immediate staff and the Executive Office provide legal and adminstrative support to the OGC legal offices, including financial management, procurement, human resources advice, IT support, and security liaison.


More about General Counsel Lily Fu Claffee ...
Read a brief bio, here!


About Deputy General Counsel David K. Bowsher ...
Read a brief bio, here!

 




Office Description
The General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Department and legal advisor to the Secretary, Secretarial Officers and other officers of the Department, including heads of operating units. She directs the operation of ten offices that report directly to her and also provides legal and policy direction to four additional legal offices, which receive their funding and personnel allocations from their bureaus (the Patent and Trademark Office, the Economic Development Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.).


Office Contact:
Lily Fu Claffee
ogcexecutiveoffice@doc.gov

202/482-4772 Voice
202/482-0042 Fax

Office of General Counsel
Herbert C. Hoover Building
14th & Constitution Avenue, NW
Mail Stop 5875 HCHB
Washington, DC. 20230

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