Administration of President George W. Bush Keith Gottfried



hud secretary alphonso jackson administering oath of office hud general counsel keith gottfried (pictured in middle holding bible cindy gottfried)



swearing-in ceremony of keith gottfried general counsel of hud


service general counsel

as general counsel of hud, gottfried led nationwide organization of approximately 700 employees, including close 400 attorneys , 300 non-attorneys headquarters in washington, d.c., ten regional counsel offices , close forty field counsel offices around country. @ time, office of general counsel of hud had annual budget of approximately $100 million.


gottfried served cabinet agency s chief legal officer , senior legal advisor secretary, deputy secretary , other agency principal staff in department providing advice on aspects of federal laws, regulations , policies applicable public , indian housing, community development programs, mortgage insurance programs, complex mixed financing transactions residential development , health care facilities, fair housing enforcement , urban development programs federal laws, regulations , policies governing ethics, procurement, personnel management , labor relations.


as general counsel of hud, gottfried member of federal housing administration’s mortgagee review board. served chief legal officer government national mortgage association (ginnie mae).


during tenure general counsel of hud, gottfried perhaps best known push enhanced regulatory transparency @ hud pushed hud adopt no-action , interpretative letter processes similar had been familiar securities lawyer practicing before securities , exchange commission.


during gottfried s tenure general counsel, hud announced largest settlement of enforcement action in history of federal housing administration (fha).








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