P. Robert Fannin

Paul Robert (Bob) Fannin (born 1935) is an American lawyer and former ambassador to the Dominican Republic from 2007 until 2009.[1] He served as chairman of the Arizona Republican Party from 2001 to 2005.

Biography

Fannin is the son of former Arizona governor and U.S. senator Paul Fannin.[2][3] He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Stanford University and a Juris Doctor Degree from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona from which he received the Distinguished Service Award in 1995.[4]

Career

Before his appointment as Ambassador, Fannin had a 44-year career as a lawyer in private practice (immediately before he was senior counsel at the international law firm of Steptoe & Johnson).[4] He served as chairman of the Arizona Republican Party from June 2001 to January 2005.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "P. Robert Fannin (1935–)". Office of the Historian. Department of State. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Arizona Senator Paul Fannin Dies". Washington Post. January 16, 2002.
  3. ↑ "Former state GOP leader Fannin to be ambassador". Arizona Daily Star. January 5, 2007.
  4. 1 2 "Bob Fannin". Council of American Ambassadors. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Biography: P. Robert Fannin". United States Department of State. January 8, 2009.
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