Scott Lloyd (lawyer)

Edward Scott "Scott" Lloyd (born August 22, 1979) is an American lawyer. He served as the director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement and as a senior advisor in the Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives.

Education 
Lloyd received his undergraduate education at James Madison University and earned his J.D. at Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. He is licensed in Virginia.

Career 
Lloyd was an elementary English and Social Studies teacher before attending law school. He worked in private practice, at the Department of Health and Human Services (IOS/OGC), and on Capitol Hill (Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources). Lloyd worked for the Knights of Columbus where he served as an attorney in the Public Policy office. In that capacity, he helped shape the organization's humanitarian response and led its policy advocacy on behalf of the ethnic and religious minorities who are victims of ISIS. In March 2017, Lloyd became the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). Lloyd was "effectively" removed from running the ORR in mid-July 2018 amidst controversy over his anti-abortion actions impacting pregnant minors. In November 2018, was transferred to the Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives where he served as a senior advisor. In this role, he worked "on outreach to faith-based partners for DHHS." He departed DHHS on June 7, 2019.

Personal life 
Lloyd resides in Virginia with his wife, Ann, and their six children.

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Category:1979 births
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Category:Virginia lawyers
Category:James Madison University alumni
Category:Columbus School of Law alumni
Category:21st-century American lawyers
Category:Trump administration personnel
Category:United States Department of Health and Human Services officials
Category:American anti-abortion activists