Sheila Anthony | |
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Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission | |
In office September 30, 1997 –September 25, 2003 | |
President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Janet Steiger |
Succeeded by | Pamela Jones Harbour |
Personal details | |
Born | Sheila Foster |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Beryl Anthony |
Relatives | Vince Foster (brother) |
Education | University of Arkansas (BA) American University (JD) |
Sheila Foster Anthony [1] is an American attorney and former government official. From 1997 to 2002,she served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Anthony is a native of Hope,Arkansas. [2] She is the sister of Vince Foster,who served as deputy White House counsel from January to July 1993. [3] Anthony received her undergraduate education at the University of Arkansas,graduating in 1962. Anthony went on to receive her degree in law from Washington College of Law at American University. [4]
Prior to entering government,Anthony practiced law at Dow,Lohnes &Albertson in Washington,D.C.,where she specialized in intellectual property (IP) law. From 1993 to 1995,Anthony served as Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs. [5]
In 1997,President Bill Clinton nominated her to replace Janet Steiger on the FTC. [6] Upon her nomination to the FTC in 1997,she was described as an "unknown but politically connected intellectual property attorney" who would likely support the agency's then-ongoing scrutiny of online service company AOL. [7] In the run-up to the FTC vote on the then-proposed AOL and Time Warner,Anthony was seen as a key swing vote. [8]
She was replaced as a member of the FTC by Pamela Jones Harbour in 2003. [9] [10]
In 2016,she wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post criticizing Donald Trump over comments made about her brother. [11] [12]
Anthony is married to Beryl Anthony Jr.,a former Democratic member of the House of Representatives from Arkansas,with whom she has two children. [4]
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