Theodore J. Garrish (born January 6, 1943) is an

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politician and attorney, who served as the Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs. He was nominated to the position by President

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and confirmed by the

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in April 2018. In February 2025, he was nominated by President

to serve again as the Department of Energy’s assistant secretary for nuclear energy. Garrish was born in

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. He graduated from the

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with a degree in economics, and received his

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degree from

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. At the start of his federal career, Garrish worked as legislative counsel at the

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during the

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. Garrish served as the

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's General Counsel, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, and Assistant Secretary for Congressional, Intergovernmental and Public Affairs. He also served as Federal Inspector of the Alaskan Natural Gas Transportation System. Garrish was a member of the Price–Anderson Nuclear Commission and the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC).

In the news

Ted Garrish faces Senate committee for DOE nuclear post
- American Nuclear Society, 5/2/2025
Climate Solutions Lie With Congress, Not State Tort Lawsuits
- Bloomberg Law, 4/10/2024
How existing laws can help the US recover technology stolen by China
- PAUL DABBAR AND TED GARRISH, The Hill, 02/01/24
Nuclear Waste Borehole Demonstration Center started
- ArsTechnica, 3/17/2023
America must future-proof its energy sector with nuclear power
- Washington Examiner, 11/20/2022

- Real Clear Energy, 2/9/2022

External links

* Reagan Library archives: https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speech/designation-theodore-j-garrish-acting-assistant-secretary-energy * Photo: https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/photo/c14170-01 * Photo: https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/photo/c40339-01

References

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