Attorney General of the United States from March 12, 1993 until the end of the Clinton administration (January 2001), Janet Reno was an attorney who held various states attorney positions in the state of Florida prior to her federal appointment. She was the first woman to hold the office of Attorney General of the United States.

Controversial actions involving Reno during her tenure as U.S. Attorney General included

• the Branch Davidian standoff and fire in Waco, Texas
• the return of Elian Gonzalez to his father in Cuba

Janet Reno on the Web

• Janet Reno - Washington Post - includes links to many background articles
• Biography - Women's International Center
• Biography ABCNews.com
• Biography - from the perspective of job choices and decision-making style of a professional woman.

About Janet Reno

• Categories: lawyer, public service, first woman Attorney General
• Places: Florida, United States
• Period: 20th century

Bibliography

• Armageddon in Waco: Critical Perspectives on the Branch Davidian Conflict by Stuart A. Wright (Editor)

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