Office of the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury

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Office of the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury
Agency overview
JurisdictionU.S. federal government
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Agency executive
  • Addar Levi, Acting General Counsel
Parent departmentUnited States Department of the Treasury
Website home.treasury.gov/about/offices/general-counsel

The Office of General Counsel provides legal and policy advice to the Secretary and other senior Departmental officials. The General Counsel also is the head of the Treasury Legal Division, a separate bureau within the department that includes all legal counsels and staff of the Treasury Departmental Offices and Treasury bureaus (except for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Offices of the Inspectors General). [1] The office was preceded by the offices of the Comptroller of the Treasury (1789–1817), First Comptroller of the Treasury (1817–1820), Agent of the Treasury (1820–1830), and Solicitor of the Treasury (1830–1934). Addar Levi has served as acting General Counsel since June, 2024. [2]

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References

  1. "General Counsel". www.treasury.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  2. "3 Things To Know About The US Treasury's Exiting GC". Law360. Retrieved 2024-07-19.