Victor D. Comras

Victor D. Comras (born 1943) is an American diplomat, lawyer, and writer.

The Honorable
Victor D. Comras
United States Ambassador to Macedonia
In office
1994–1996
PresidentBill Clinton
Succeeded byChristopher R. Hill
Personal details
Born
Victor D. Comras

1943 (age 79–80)
New York, United States
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materGeorgetown University (BS)
Harvard University (L.L.M.)
University of Florida (J.D.)
OccupationLawyer

Biography

Comras was born in 1943 in New York.[1][2] He received a Bachelors of Science from Georgetown University.[3] He acquired a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida in 1966, and he attained a Master of Laws from Harvard University in 1975.[2][4]

Comras entered the foreign service in 1966. Between 1969 and 1971, he served in the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Later on, between 1980 and 1985, he worked in the Bureau of European Affairs before going on to serve as consul general in France.[2][5] He served as Chargé d’Affaires for the United States to Macedonia from 1994 to 1996.[1] While serving the diplomatic corps, he would specialize in counter-terrorism, money laundering, and sanctions.[6][7][8][9]

After serving for 35 years, Comras retired from the U.S. State Department in 2001.[10] He was then appointed by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan to serve as one of five international monitors to oversee Security Council measures implemented against al Qaeda and terrorism financing.[11][12]

After retiring from diplomacy, Comras began working as a special counsel for the Eren Law Firm.[9][11]

Publications
  • Self Determination and the Partition of States in International Law. 1975. Harvard Law School.[13]
  • Al Qaeda Finances and Funding to Affiliated Groups. January 2005. Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) Center for Contemporary Conflict.[12]
  • Flawed Diplomacy: The United Nations and the War on Terrorism. 2010. Potomac Books. ISBN 9781597975858.[14][15]
  • Pressure: Coercive Economic Statecraft and U.S. National Security. 2011. Center for a New American Security.[16]

References
  1. "Victor Comras – People – Department History – Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  2. COMRAS, VICTOR D.; Kennedy, Charles Stuart (April 16, 2002). "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training: Foreign Affairs Oral History Project" (PDF). ADST.org. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  3. "Victor D. Comras". www.erenlaw.com. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  4. "Victor D Comras". The Florida Bar. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  5. Colloquy: Democracy and Democratisation: a Dialogue Between Europe and Latin America. Council of Europe. 1986. p. 94.
  6. "Was US capture of Libyan al Qaeda suspect legal?". France 24. October 7, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  7. Hosenball, Mark (October 21, 2011). "Gaddafi asset hunters face legal mazes". Reuters. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  8. Daou, Marc (October 7, 2013). "Capture d'Al-Libi : les Américains ont-ils violé le droit international ?". France 24 (in French). Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  9. "New sanctions power: Skeptics see power grab – For now, China keeps its powder dry – Uber hires chief security officer". POLITICO. April 3, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  10. States, United; Tourism, United States Congress Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and (2007). Halliburton and U.S. Business Ties to Iran: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, April 30, 2007. U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-16-079174-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. "A REVIEW OF CURRENT AND EVOLVING TRENDS IN TERRORISM FINANCING: HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION". www.govinfo.gov. U.S. Government Publishing Office. September 28, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  12. Comras, Victor (January 2005). "Al Qaeda Finances and Funding to Affiliated Groups". Homeland Security Digital Library. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  13. Comras, Victor D. (1975). Self Determination and the Partition of States in International Law. Harvard law school.
  14. Military Review. Vol. 92. US Army Command and General Staff College. 2012.
  15. Comras, Victor D. (2010). Flawed Diplomacy: The United Nations and the War on Terrorism. Potomac Books, Inc. ISBN 978-1-59797-585-8.
  16. Asher, David Louis; Comras, Victor D.; Cronin, Patrick M. (2011). Pressure: Coercive Economic Statecraft and U.S. National Security. Center for a New American Security.


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