Joseph P. Bradley is an attorney, diplomat, and author. He served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1996 to 1998. He was appointed by President George H
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W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 1989 to 1993 and again from 1995 to 1997.
Prior to these appointments, he was a partner at the Washington law firm of Arnold & Porter, where he was instrumental in developing its securities litigation practice. His government service also includes Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security; General Counsel for the Department of Commerce; and Special Assistant for National Security Affairs in the White House.