The Ashcroft Group, LLC
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The Ashcroft Group, LLC is a strategic consulting firm started by former United States Attorney General
John Ashcroft
in 2005. Members of the group include former Dick Cheney
Press Secretary Juleanna Glover Weiss
, former Chief of Staff at the Department of Justice
David Ayres, and former Chief of Staff for Management at the Department of Homeland Security Susan Richmond. In April 2009, four former United States Attorneys joined the Ashcroft Group: Michael Sullivan, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts; John Ratcliffe, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas; Johnny Sutton
, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas; and Catherine Hanaway, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri.
United States Attorney General
The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. The attorney general is considered to be the chief lawyer of the U.S. government...
John Ashcroft
John Ashcroft
John David Ashcroft is a United States politician who served as the 79th United States Attorney General, from 2001 until 2005, appointed by President George W. Bush. Ashcroft previously served as the 50th Governor of Missouri and a U.S...
in 2005. Members of the group include former Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush....
Press Secretary Juleanna Glover Weiss
Juleanna Glover Weiss
-Early career:Glover received her B.A. from Marymount University and received an MPA from George Mason University. She is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and studied at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC.Early in her career,...
, former Chief of Staff at the Department of Justice
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
David Ayres, and former Chief of Staff for Management at the Department of Homeland Security Susan Richmond. In April 2009, four former United States Attorneys joined the Ashcroft Group: Michael Sullivan, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts; John Ratcliffe, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas; Johnny Sutton
Johnny Sutton
Johnny Sutton is an attorney who served as United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas from 2001 until 2009, and chaired the Attorney General's Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys. Sutton is known for the prosecution of United States Border Patrol agents Jose Compean and...
, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas; and Catherine Hanaway, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri.