Louis Susman
Louis Susman | |
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| United States Ambassador tothe United Kingdom | |
| In office October 13, 2009 – April 3, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Robert H. Tuttle |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Barzun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 19, 1937 St. Louis,Missouri,U.S.[1] |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Marjorie (néeSachs) |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Washington University in St. Louis |
| Profession | Attorney Investment banker |
Louis B. Susman(born November 19, 1937) is an American lawyer, retired investment banker, and the formerUnited States Ambassador to the United Kingdom.Nominated by PresidentBarack Obama,he was confirmed by theSenateon July 10, 2009, and sworn in bySecretary of StateHillary Clinton.
Early life and education
[edit]Louis Susman was born on November 19, 1937. He graduated from theUniversity of Michiganand earned his law degree fromWashington University School of Law.[2][3][4]
Career
[edit]Susman practiced law for 27 years and was a senior partner at the St. Louis-based law firm ofThompson & Mitchell,focusing onmergers and acquisitionsand generalcorporate law.
Susman served on theBoard of Directorsand Management Committee for theSt. Louis Cardinalsbaseball franchise from 1975 to 1989. He was appointed to the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy byRonald Reaganin 1988, and served as a director of theCenter for National Policy in Washington,D.C.[5]
Susman later served the managing director and vice chairman of Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking. In 2009, he retired as vice chairman ofCitigroupGlobal Markets inChicago.[5]
Susman served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2013. He had been a longtime and prolific fundraiser forDemocratic Partycandidates, including Obama and 2004 presidential nomineeJohn Kerry.[6]
He is currently a member of theWhitney R. Harris World Law Institute's International Council.
Personal life
[edit]Susman married Marjorie Sachs.[7]Their daughter, Sally Susman, is the executive vice president of corporate affairs atPfizer.[8]
References
[edit]- ^"Louis B. Susman".Nndb.Retrieved25 July2017.
- ^AFP staff (July 10, 2009)."US Senate approves key Obama envoys".Google News. AFP. Archived fromthe originalon December 8, 2015.RetrievedAugust 30,2010.
- ^Toby Harnden (May 21, 2009)."Barack Obama to appoint Louis Susman American ambassador in London".Daily Telegraph (UK).RetrievedAugust 30,2010.
- ^Tim Shipman (February 21, 2009)."Louis Susman: Obama's choice as London envoy: Barack Obama might very well owe his national political career to Louis Susman".Daily Telegraph (UK). Archived fromthe originalon February 24, 2009.RetrievedAugust 30,2010.
- ^abAmbassador BiographyArchived2015-09-07 at theWayback Machine;Embassy of the United States; 2014
- ^Carol Felsenthal (February 10, 2010)."Our Man in London".Chicago magazine.RetrievedAugust 30,2010.
- ^"Congratulations Birdie Elise Davidson | Capitol Words".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-04-03.Retrieved2013-06-04.
- ^Felsenthal, Carol (October 28, 2011)."Like father, like daughter — one bundler begets another".The Hill.RetrievedJuly 25,2017.
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