Tim Broas

Tim Broas
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office
March 19, 2014 – February 12, 2016
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Fay Hartog-Levin
Succeeded by Adam Sterling (Acting)
Personal details
Born 1954 (age 61–62)
Political party Democratic
Alma mater Boston College
College of William and Mary
Website Official website

Timothy M. "Tim" Broas is an American lawyer and diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands from March 19, 2014 to February 12, 2016.[1]

Early life and education

Timothy M. Broas was born in Detroit, Michigan.[2] He studied economics and history at the Boston College and received his A.B. in 1976. He then studied law at the College of William & Mary and received his J.D. in 1979. From 1979 until 1980, he served as a law clerk to Justice Mark Sullivan on the Supreme Court of New Jersey.[3]

Professional career

Early career

After completing his legal clerkship in 1980, Tim Broas went on to become an associate at the New York City law firm of Conboy, Hewitt, O’Brien & Boardman.[4] In 1983, Broas became an associate in the New York offices of Whitman & Ransom, a prominent law firm specializing in general commercial law, tax law, litigation, real estate, and employment law. After two years with Whitman & Ransom, Broas became a partner at the Anderson, Hibey & Blair law firm in Washington, DC., where he practiced white collar criminal defense law for nearly 10 years.[5]

Winston & Strawn

In 1995, Tim Broas accepted an offer to join the Washington, DC office of Winston & Strawn as a partner. As a member of the large Chicago-based law firm, Broas represented clients throughout all stages of the legal process, including criminal defense and civil litigation and trials, appeals and arbitrations.[6] Broas regularly represented individual officers and corporation entities in industries such as banking, securities, pharmaceutical, health care, transportation, and energy. Clients represented by Broas during his time at Winston & Strawn included Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Ingersoll-Rand, Ltd.; Papa John’s International, Inc.; Philip Morris; Legg Mason; Alstom Holdings; and UBS Securities, LLC. Broas also represented Neil Volz, chief of staff to Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio), in connection with the Jack Abramoff scandal of 2005-2006.[4]

Between 2007 and 2012, Broas raised $1,020,150 by bundling for the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama.[7]

Awards

Every year between 2010 and 2014, Broas earned a place in the “Best Lawyers in America” publication.[8] During his time at Winston & Strawn in Washington, DC, Tim Broas was recognized as a “Super Lawyer” in 2007, 2011, 2012, and 2013.[9]

Board memberships

Public boards

In 2005, Virginia Governor Mark Warner named Tim Broas to the Board of Visitors of Mount Vernon. In 2009, Governor Tim Kaine reappointed Broas to the same position. In 2010, President Barack Obama appointed Tim Broas as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Established by Congress in 1968, the Wilson Center provides a neutral, nonpartisan forum for influential thinkers and policymakers to discuss important issues and perform advanced study of a variety of subjects. In 2011, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley appointed Tim Broas to the Board of Trustees of St. Mary’s College of Maryland.[10]

Nonprofit boards

In 2012, Tim Broas was named to the Board of Trustees of Partners in Health, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving global health in communities across the globe.[8] Broas formerly served on the Board of Directors of the Council for Court Excellence, where he helped improve the quality of justice administration in the courts of the District Columbia.[6]

Nomination to be ambassador

On April 26, 2012, President Obama first nominated Broas to be ambassador to the Netherlands.[11][12] His nomination was withdrawn in June 2012, but he was renominated to the post on July 18, 2013.[13] That nomination lapsed at the end of 2013, and he was renominated by Obama as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands on 6 January 2014.[8] His nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a voice vote on 13 March 2014.[14][15] Broas presented his credentials to King Willem-Alexander on March 19, 2014, after which he has officially taken up his duties as ambassador.[8] Broas announced on 15 January 2016 that he would step down as ambassador to spend more time with his family.[16]

After Broas' first time being nominated to be ambassador to the Netherlands in April 2012, he was charged with speeding and drunken driving in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. With that, the White House abruptly announced the withdrawal of his nomination on June 28, 2012.[11][12] Broas then pleaded guilty to driving while impaired and received a small fine.[12] The conviction then was set aside and will not appear on Broas' record.[12]

After Obama won re-election in 2012, Obama renominated Broas to the ambassadorship on July 18, 2013.[12]

Personal life

Broas is married to Julie Broas, a Washington, D.C. lawyer.[17]

See also

References

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Fay Hartog-Levin		 United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
2012–2016 		Succeeded by
Adam Sterling
Acting
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