Samuel L. Kaplan

Samuel Louis Kaplan (born 1936) is an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Morocco.[1] He was appointed ambassador in 2009 by President Barack Obama, replacing the previous ambassador Thomas T. Riley.[2] He is one of only a few American Jews to represent the United States in a Muslim nation.[3]

Samuel L. Kaplan
United States Ambassador to Morocco
In office
September 18, 2009 – April 30, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byThomas T. Riley
Succeeded byDwight L. Bush Sr.
Personal details
Born
Samuel Louis Kaplan

1936 (age 86–87)
NationalityAmerican
SpouseSylvia Chessen
ProfessionLawyer

Before entering the diplomatic service, Ambassador Kaplan was a well-known business and community leader in Minneapolis, where he headed a law firm that he founded in 1978. Ambassador Kaplan attended the University of Minnesota where he earned both an undergraduate and a law degree, graduating magna cum laude, and where he served as President of the University of Minnesota Law Review.[4]

Career

After law school graduation, Kaplan was an assistant professor of law and a guest speaker in law classes. Later, he founded Kaplan, Strangis and Kaplan, P.A, a law firm, in 1978.[5]

References
  1. "United States Diplomatic Mission to Morocco - Ambassador". Morocco.usembassy.gov. 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  2. "Kaplan, Samuel Louis". State.gov. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  3. Sam Kaplan named U.S. ambassador to Morocco Archived 2012-05-05 at the Wayback Machine MORDECAI SPECKTOR June 24th, 2009
  4. "United States Diplomatic Mission to Morocco - Ambassador". Archived from the original on 2011-10-15.
  5. "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2012 – via National Archives.


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