- Born
- Birth nameRobert Swan Mueller III
- Nickname
- Bob
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Robert Mueller is an American lawyer and government official who served as the sixth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2001 to 2013.
A graduate of Princeton University and New York University, Mueller served as a Marine Corps officer during the Vietnam War, receiving a Bronze Star for heroism and a Purple Heart. He subsequently attended the University of Virginia School of Law. Mueller is a registered Republican in Washington, D.C., and was appointed and reappointed to Senate-confirmed positions. Mueller has served both in government and private practice. He was an assistant United States attorney.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
- SpouseAnn Cabell Standish(September 3, 1966 - present) (2 children)
- Intensely private; rarely gives interviews
- Merited a place in TIME magazine's ''The 100 Most Influential People'' (leaders) with an homage penned by former U.S. District Attorney for New York Preet Bharara [April 2018].
- Served as United States Attorney in San Francisco from 1998 to 2001. He then served as Acting Deputy Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice for several months.
- Served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps for three years, including one year in the Third Marine Division, Vietnam. He received the Bronze Star, two Navy Commendation Medals, the Purple Heart and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.
- Bachelor of Arts, 1966, Princeton University; Master's degree in International Studies, New York University; Juris Doctor degree, 1973, University of Virginia School of Law.
- Supervised the prosecutions of Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega and mafioso John Gotti and the investigation into the explosion of Pan Am Flight 103, which was blown apart by explosives as it flew over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988.
- [on conducting investigations] I love the forensics. I love the fingerprints and the bullet casings and all the rest.
- If we had confidence that the President clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said that.
- There were multiple, systematic efforts to interfere in our election. That allegation deserves the attention of every American.
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