Larry Irving

Interview

• "Internet and the American method" (Rome, 26/02/99)

Biography

Larry Irving (lirving@ntia.doc.gov) received a B.A. from Northwestern University in 1976 and a J.D. from Stanford University School of Law. Prior to joining the Clinton Administration, Mr. Irving served ten years on Capitol Hill, most recently as Senior Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. He also served as Legislative Director, Counsel and Chief of Staff (acting) to the late congressman Mickey Leland (D-Texas). During the previous three years, Mr. Irving was associated with the Washington D.C. law firm of Hogan and Hartson, specializing in communications law, antitrust law, and commercial litigation. Larry Irving was appointed Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Administrator, National Telecommunication and Information Administration by President Clinton in spring, 1993. In this capacity, Mr. Irving serves as a principal adviser to the President, Vice President and Secretary of Commerce on domestic and international communications issues, oversees the management of the Federal government's use of the radio spectrum, and supervises programs that award grants to extend the reach of advanced telecommunications technologies to under-served areas. As a member of the Clinton Administration's technical team, Mr. Irving plays an integral role in the Administration's electronic commerce, National Information Infrastructure and Global Information Infrastructure initiatives. He played an important role in the Administration's successful efforts to reform the United States telecommunications law, which resulted in the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the most sweeping change in America's telecommunications laws in 60 years.