Viet D. Dinh was the Assistant Attorney General of the United States under the presidency of George W. Bush from 2000 to 2004. He recieved his B.A from American University. Born on February 22, 1968, in Saigon, 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.