Caleb Orr
Caleb Orr | |
|---|---|
| 27th Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs | |
| Assumed office November 12, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Ramin Toloui |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 6, 1994 |
| Education | Abilene Christian University (B.A.) Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.) |
Caleb William Orr (born July 6, 1994) is an American attorney who has served as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs since November 2025.
Orr obtained a B.A. at Abilene Christian University and a J.D. at Georgetown University Law Center.[1][2] He clerked for Jennifer Walker Elrod and has served as an advisor to Marco Rubio, Christopher Landau , and Michael Needham.[3] He was appointed by Donald Trump and confirmed by the Senate in a 53–47 vote on November 5, 2025.[4]
Orr is a sixth-generation Texan and a Christian.[5] In 2018, Time magazine called him a "24-year-old whiz-kid specialist in tax policy", and noted that he worked out the details of Rubio's child tax credit and paid-family-leave proposals.[6] Orr was a contributor to Project 2025.[7]
References
- ^ "Caleb Orr". James Wilson Institute. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Class of 2023 JD Graduate Honors" (PDF). Georgetown University Law Center. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Caleb Orr". United States Department of State. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "PN25-37 — Caleb Orr — Department of State". congress.gov. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Statement of Caleb Orr" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ Tanenhaus, Sam (11 October 2018). "How Trumpism Will Outlast Trump". Time. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ Plummer, Kate. "The Project 2025 Contributors Helming the Trump Administration". Newsweek. Retrieved 3 January 2026.