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Faisal Gill () is a Pakistani-born lawyer, administrator, government advisor and one time Republican candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates. He is most well known for what is termed "the Faisal Gill affair", involving allegations of connections to extremist Muslim groups. In July 2014, it was revealed by Glenn Greenwald through the Edward Snowden leaks that Gill was one of five United States citizens that were under NSA surveillance. ==Biography== Faisal Gill was born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1972 and emigrated to the United States in 1980. He has a BA and JD from American University in Washington, DC. After graduation he was a labor and employment attorney at a firm in Washington, DC, and then was Deputy General Counsel for Policy at the Office of Personnel Management. He then received an appointment at the White House Office of Homeland Security and then later at the Homeland Security Council as associate counsel. He also served as principal counsel to the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board under Richard Clarke. Faisal Gill served as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection at the Department of Homeland Security. As such, he was responsible for formulating and coordinating policy for the intelligence directorate. In this capacity, he advised the Under Secretary on policy issues ranging from intelligence policy, infrastructure protection, cyber-security and information sharing initiatives. He also served in the United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps where he managed two legal offices. Later in his Navy career, he served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in Greenbelt, Maryland. He currently is a Lieutenant Commander in the US Naval Reserve serving in the litigation division of the Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy. Faisal Gill is the managing partner of (Gill & Gallinger )'s Washington, DC office. The firm's partners include lobbyist Asim Ghafoor. Faisal resides with his wife and children in Lake Ridge, Virginia. Faisal was the Republican nominee for the Virginia House of Delegates in the 51st district in 2007 and was defeated by Democrat Paul Nichols in the November 6, 2007 general election. 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「Faisal Gill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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