Jeffrey L Farrow

Jeffrey L Farrow advises and represents clients in all aspects of government and public policy regarding the United States territories and the former territory areas that are now sovereign nations in free association with the U.S. He advised and represented the freely associated state of Palau in the renegotiation of its Compact with the U.S. He has also advised and represented the government of the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico and civic organizations and companies interested or based in the U.S. territories. Jeff served as the Clinton administration’s principal coordinator of policy on Puerto Rico. He was also the White House co-chair of the interagency group regarding the four other populated territories of the U.S., including his home the U.S. Virgin Islands. Jeff served as staff director of the House of Representatives Subcommittee regarding the territories for a dozen years, conducting hearings and investigations and passing legislation concerning these insular areas as well as the territory areas that are now the freely associated states of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, and Federal States of Micronesia. From 1979 until 1981, Jeff was a member of the Carter White House Domestic Policy Staff, ultimately associate director for territories and small business issues. Jeff was also on the Clinton-Gore presidential transition staff in 1992-93 and on the campaign staffs of six Democratic presidential nominees. For most of the campaigns, he also coordinated their efforts in Guam, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands as well as Puerto Rico and was responsible for Democrats living outside of the U.S. and its territories. In 2008, he developed and oversaw the strategy that helped Sen. Hillary Clinton win her biggest primary margin, which was in Puerto Rico. In addition, Jeff was elected chairman of the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands and became the youngest member of the Democratic National Committee. He was also elected to the Virgin Islands Board of Education. In the Virgin Islands, Mr. Farrow was elected to the Board of Education at age 23 and then elected Chairman of the Democratic Party, a position that included a seat on the Democratic National Committee. He was also a newspaper editor and publisher. B.S., Boston University, 1972