Derek Shearer
Derek Shearer is the former 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 | |
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Shearer speaks at The Nexus Institute in 2016 | |
United States Ambassador to Finland | |
In office July 1, 1994 – October 31, 1997 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | John Hubert Kelly |
Succeeded by | Eric S. Edelman |
Personal details | |
Born | Derek Shearer |
Spouse(s) | Sue Toigo |
Residence | Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles |
Education | Yale University (BA) Union Graduate School (Ph.D) |
Life
He received a bachelor's degree from Yale University.[4] His roommate at Yale was Strobe Talbott.[5] Shearer received a doctoral degree from the Union Graduate School.[4]
Shearer held his ambassador post from 1994 through 1997, and before that served in the United States Department of Commerce.[4] He had co-written the book Economic Democracy.[6]
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.[7] His roommate Talbott married his sister Brooke.[5] Shearer was married to Ruth Yannatta Goldway, who had served as the mayor of Santa Monica, California.[6]
As of 2009, Derek Shearer lives in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles[5] with his wife, Sue Toigo, a financial consultant.
References
- Wadler, Joyce. "Lloyd Shearer, Longtime Celebrity Columnist, Dies at 84." The New York Times. May 27, 2001. Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
- "Talk by Ambassador Derek Shearer on the Obama-Romney Presidential Campaign" (Archive). Pembroke College, Cambridge University. Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
- "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.
- "Derek Shearer" (Archive). Occidental College. Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
- "Brooke Shearer dies at 58; former journalist, personal aide to Hillary Clinton." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on August 6, 2014.
- Scott, A. O. "Cody Shearer" (Archive). Slate. May 22, 1999. Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
- 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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Diplomatic posts | ||
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Preceded by John Hubert Kelly |
United States Ambassador to Finland 1994–1997 |
Succeeded by Eric S. Edelman |