Jeffrey L. Farrow
Consultant
Areas of Focus
- U.S. Territories & Freely Associated States
- Lobbying & Public Policy
- Sovereign Governments
- Nationally known leader on the U.S. territories and the nations freely associated with the United States.
- Senior staffer on the insular areas in the White House and the U.S. House of Representatives for more than two decades.
- Key staffer in the negotiation and approval of the U.S. compacts with all three freely associated states and lead advisor and representative of Palau in the renegotiation of its Compact.
Jeff 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.
Jeff is regularly consulted by congressional officials and the news media for background and information regarding the U.S. affiliated insular areas.
EducationB.S., Boston University, 1972
B.S., Boston University, 1972
- Distinguished Public Service Medal, U.S. Department of the Navy.
- Recognition, U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad.
- Recognition, League of United Latin American Citizens, Puerto Rico Chapter.
- Co-chair, The President’s Interagency Group on Puerto Rico and the Interagency Group on the Insular Areas, 1994-2001.
- Staff Director, U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Insular Affairs and Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Senior Adviser on Insular Affairs, 1982-1994.
- Coordinator, Congressional Territorial Caucus, 1981.
- Associate Director and Consultant, White House Domestic Policy Staff, 1979-1981.
- Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior 1978-1979.
- Elected Democratic State Chairman, U.S. Virgin Islands, 1976-1978.
- Elected Member, Board of Education, U.S. Virgin Islands, 1974-1976.
- Member, Board of Directors National Puerto Rican Coalition.
- Remarks to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus BOLD PAC Puerto Rico Recovery Roundtable, “The Economic Landscape after Hurricane Maria,” San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 12, 2019.
