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Claude Alexander Allen, Jr. (born October 11, 1960) is an American attorney who was the appointed to be Assistant to the President of the United States for Domestic Policy by George W. Bush.〔()〕 Allen grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University School of Law. He began his legal career in 1990 as a clerk for a federal judge, then was an associate with Baker Botts from 1991 to 1995 and the office of the Attorney General of Virginia from 1995 to 1998. From 1998 to 2001 Allen served as Secretary of Health and Human Services for the State of Virginia, and then became Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services under the George W. Bush administration. The African-American Republican was appointed to his Assistant to the President position in January 2005. Allen resigned February 9, 2006, stating he wanted to spend more time with his family. On March 10, 2006, news broke that Allen had been repeatedly stealing from retail stores Target and Hecht's by engaging in a personal refund scheme. Allen was cited by police for shoplifting on January 2, 2006, which triggered an investigation that resulted in Allen's arrest on felony counts of theft on March 9, 2006.〔(Former Top Bush Aide Accused of Md. Thefts ), Washington Post – March 10, 2006〕 On August 4, 2006, as part of a plea bargain, Allen pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of theft.〔Londono, Ernesto. "Ex-Aide to Bush Pleads Guilty," Washington Post. August 5, 2006. ()〕 ==Early life and education== Allen, a native of Philadelphia, grew up in a two-bedroom apartment in a working-class section of northwest Washington, D.C. He attended Archbishop Carroll High School, a Roman Catholic school. His mother worked part-time at a Catholic school; his father worked for a plumbing supply business. In a television interview, Allen said "Probably the vast majority of the kids who grew up in our neighborhood were either strung out on drugs or in jail or dead." Claude attended Jesse O. Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina from 1975 to 1978 where he participated in student government and ran track. His brother Floyd played football and was inducted into the Sanderson Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.() Allen has a twin brother named Floyd.〔http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/14/politics/14allen.html?_r=0〕〔http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5261738〕 In 1982, Allen graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Claude Allen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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