John Ashcroft - traducción al francés
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![Attorney General]] John Ashcroft in the Oval Office on March 11, 2003](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/President George W. Bush meets with Attorney General John Ashcroft in 2003.jpg?width=200 "Attorney General]] John Ashcroft in the Oval Office on March 11, 2003")
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![United States Secretary of Homeland Security [[Tom Ridge]] and John Ashcroft in <!--May 11,-->2004 in [[Washington, D.C.]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/United States cropped G8 Justice and Home Affairs Ministers meeting member 20040511.jpg?width=200 "United States Secretary of Homeland Security [[Tom Ridge]] and John Ashcroft in <!--May 11,-->2004 in [[Washington, D.C.]]")
Wikipedia
John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) is an American lawyer, lobbyist and former politician who served as the 79th U.S. Attorney General in the George W. Bush administration from 2001 to 2005. A former U.S. Senator from Missouri and the 50th Governor of Missouri, he later founded the Ashcroft Group, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm.
Ashcroft previously served as Auditor of Missouri (1973–1975) and Attorney General of Missouri (1977–1985). As Missouri Governor (1985–1993), he was elected for two consecutive terms (a historical first for a Republican candidate in the state). He also served one term as a U.S. Senator from Missouri (1995–2001). Ashcroft had early appointments in Missouri state government and was mentored by John Danforth. He has written several books about politics and ethics. Since 2011 he sits on the board of directors for the private military company Academi (formerly Blackwater) and is a professor at the Regent University School of Law, a conservative Christian institution affiliated with televangelist Pat Robertson; he has also been a member of the Federalist Society.
His son, Jay Ashcroft, is also a politician, serving as Secretary of State of Missouri since January 2017.
