US President Donald Trump proposed the candidacy of Patrick Hovakimian to serve as a member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, Department of Justice.

The candidacy will be considered by the Senate. If the candidacy is approved, he will become a member of the Commission until September 30, 2020.

Patrick Hovakimian serves as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, where he investigates and prosecutes public corruption and white-collar crime. Previously, he practiced law with the international law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP, and clerked on the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. He holds a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School, where he studied as a Truman Scholar and was a member of the Stanford Law Review.