Sandra Hodgkinson is an American lawyer, officer in the United States Navy Reserve

United States Navy Reserve

The United States Navy Reserve, until 2005 known as the United States Naval Reserve, is the Reserve Component of the United States Navy...

, and a U.S. Government career employee.

She was selected by the Bush Administration to serve as the State Department's

United States Department of State

The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...

 Deputy Director, Office of War Crimes Issues
and the Department of Defense

United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...

's Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs

The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs is a political appointment created by United States President George W. Bush. The appointee has responsibility for captives apprehended during the "war on terror"....

.

In 2003 and 2004 Hodgkinson worked under Paul Bremer in the Coalition Provisional Authority

Coalition Provisional Authority

The Coalition Provisional Authority was established as a transitional government following the invasion of Iraq by the United States and its allies, members of the Multi-National Force – Iraq which was formed to oust the government of Saddam Hussein in 2003...

, in Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

, where she was its director of the Office of Human Rights and Transitional Justice.

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