Former Arizona U.S. Attorney Diane Humetewa has been appointed a special adviser to the president of Arizona State University.
- Diane Humetewa (ASU)
Humetewa, who served as U.S. Attorney from 2007 to 2009, will counsel ASU President Michael M. Crow on American Indian matters. She was the first female Native American U.S. Attorney.
At ASU, Humetewa also will lead the university’s Tribal Liaison Advisory Committee, sit on the Provost’s Native American Advisory Council, serve as the school’s legal counsel on American Indian issues and be a law professor.
Humetewa received her undergraduate degree from ASU in 1987 and her law degree from the university in 1993. She has been on the ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Indian Legal Advisory Committee since 1997.
“Diane Humetewa will provide advice and counsel to ASU on its efforts to design and implement programs and initiatives to better serve Native American students and to partner with Arizona’s Indian tribal governments,” Crow said in a statement.
