Anthony D. Romero is the
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executive director of the
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.
Romero was born in
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on July 9, 1965 to Puerto Rican parents Demetrio and Coralie Romero. He was raised in the Bronx.
Romero was the first member of his family to graduate high school. He graduated from
Princeton UniversityPrinceton University a private university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League and is considered one of the Colonial Colleges....
's
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in 1987 and received a graduate degree from Stanford University Law School. He was a Dinkelspiel Scholar at
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, a Cane Scholar at Princeton, and a National Hispanic Scholar at both institutions.
Anthony Romero became executive director in September 2001, a week before the
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.
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Anthony D. Romero is the
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
executive director of the
American Civil Liberties UnionThe American Civil Liberties Union consists of two separate non-profit organizations: the ACLU Foundation, a 501 organization which focuses on litigation and communication efforts, and the American Civil Liberties Union, a 501 organization which focuses on legislative lobbying...
.
Early life
Romero was born in
New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
on July 9, 1965 to Puerto Rican parents Demetrio and Coralie Romero. He was raised in the Bronx.
Education
Romero was the first member of his family to graduate high school. He graduated from
Princeton UniversityPrinceton University a private university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League and is considered one of the Colonial Colleges....
's
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International AffairsThe Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs is a professional public policy school at Princeton University. The school has granted undergraduate A.B. degrees since 1930 and graduate degrees since 1948...
in 1987 and received a graduate degree from Stanford University Law School. He was a Dinkelspiel Scholar at
Stanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university located in Stanford, California, United States...
, a Cane Scholar at Princeton, and a National Hispanic Scholar at both institutions.
American Civil Liberties Union
Anthony Romero became executive director in September 2001, a week before the
September 11, 2001 attacksThe September 11 attacks were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by Al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners...
. He is the first openly
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man and the first
HispanicHispanic is a term that historically denoted a relationship to the ancient Hispania . During the modern era, it took on a more limited meaning, relating to the contemporary nation of Spain....
director of the
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institution. In his time as the executive director he has nearly doubled the organization's budget and increased its staff by a similar amount.
http://www.aclu.org/about/staff/13279res20030205.html
In his capacity as ACLU head, he has been involved in opposition to several policies taken under the rubric of the
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's 'War on Terror'. Referring to the August 17, 2006 federal court declaration that the "Terrorist Surveillance Program" was unconstitutional, Romero called the court's opinion "another nail in the coffin in the Bush administration's legal strategy in the war on terror."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14393611/
Works authored by Romero
- In Defense of Our America: The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror. William Morrow, 2007. ISBN 0061142565.
Recognition
In 2005, he was named one of
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s 25 Most Influential Hispanics. Additionally, TIME has called him "The Champion of Civil Rights."
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