Carlos Felipe Uriarte

Carlos Felipe Uriarte was sworn in as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA) on August 9, 2022, following unanimous confirmation by the Senate.  As the leader of the component responsible for managing the Department's relationship with Congress, Mr. Uriarte advocates for the Department’s interests on Capitol Hill, develops and implements strategies to advance the Department's legislative initiatives, and articulates the Department's position on legislation proposed by Congress.  Additionally, Mr. Uriarte guides OLA’s facilitation of the appearance of Department witnesses at congressional hearings, manages the interagency clearance process led by the Office of Management and Budget, coordinates the Department's responses to congressional committee requests, and participates in the Senate confirmation process for the Department’s nominees.

Mr. Uriarte has dedicated most of his career to public service.  Notably, he served as Associate Deputy Attorney General in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General at the Department and as Senior Counsel in the Office of the Secretary at the U.S. Department of the Interior during the Obama-Biden Administration. Mr. Uriarte also served as Chief Counsel for Investigations on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis under House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, as Counsel to Representative Elijah Cummings on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and as Legislative Counsel to Representative Judy Chu.  Mr. Uriarte began his service on Capitol Hill as a law clerk to then-Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter.

Mr. Uriarte previously served as Vice President and regulatory counsel at Unite Us, a technology company that connects health and social care providers, and as a compliance executive at Capital One. 

Mr. Uriarte holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a B.A., magna cum laude, in Economics and American Culture Studies from Washington University in St. Louis. After law school, Mr. Uriarte served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Juan R. Sánchez of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.