Derek Shearer

Derek Shearer (born December 5, 1946) is an American former diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Finland.[1] He is currently employed by Occidental College,[2] directing the McKinnon Center for Global Affairs and serving as a Chevalier Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs.[3]

Derek Shearer
Shearer speaks at The Nexus Institute in 2016
United States Ambassador to Finland
In office
July 1, 1994 – October 31, 1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byJohn Hubert Kelly
Succeeded byEric S. Edelman
Personal details
Born(1946-12-05)December 5, 1946
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
SpouseSue Toigo
Residence(s)Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles
EducationYale University (BA)
Union Graduate School (Ph.D)
Shearer (c. 1994)

Life and career

Shearer was born in Los Angeles on December 5, 1946.[4] He received a bachelor's degree from Yale University.[5] His roommate at Yale was Strobe Talbott.[6] Shearer received a doctoral degree from the Union Graduate School.[5]

Shearer held his ambassador post from 1994 through 1997, and before that served in the United States Department of Commerce.[5] He had co-written the book Economic Democracy.[7]

He is the son of gossip columnist Lloyd Shearer. He has a younger brother, Cody, and a sister, Brooke.[1] The parents of his father had immigrated from Austria.[8] His roommate Talbott married his sister Brooke.[6] Shearer was married to Ruth Yannatta Goldway, who had served as the mayor of Santa Monica, California.[7]

As of 2009, Derek Shearer lives in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles[6] with his wife, Sue Toigo, a financial consultant.

References
  1. Wadler, Joyce. "Lloyd Shearer, Longtime Celebrity Columnist, Dies at 84." The New York Times. May 27, 2001. Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  2. "Talk by Ambassador Derek Shearer on the Obama-Romney Presidential Campaign" (Archive). Pembroke College, Cambridge University. Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  3. "Ambassador Derek Shearer: Sports, Diplomacy and Soft Power - A Framework for Analysis" (Archive). John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Wednesday April 30, 2014.
  4. "President Clinton Names Derek Shearer to be Ambassador to Finland". Clinton White House. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  5. "Derek Shearer" (Archive). Occidental College. Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  6. "Brooke Shearer dies at 58; former journalist, personal aide to Hillary Clinton." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on August 6, 2014.
  7. Scott, A. O. "Cody Shearer" (Archive). Slate. May 22, 1999. Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  8. Woo, Elaine. "Lloyd Shearer; Leader of the 'Personality Parade'" (Obituaries). Los Angeles Times. May 26, 2001. Retrieved on August 5, 2014. Also printed in: "Lloyd Shearer, Wrote `Personality Parade'" In: Sun Sentinel. May 28, 2001.
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