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Viet D. Dinh (born February 22, 1968) was the Assistant Attorney General of the United States under the presidency of George W. Bush from 2000 to 2004. He is the chief architect of the USA PATRIOT Act.
He received his B.A from American University. Born in Saigon, South Vietnam, Dinh came to America as a refugee in 1978. After 2 years in Portland, Oregon, his family settled in Fullerton, California. He currently resides in Washington, D.C.