S. Fitzgerald Haney

Stafford Fitzgerald Haney (born January 3, 1969) is an American diplomat and businessman who served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica from 2015 to 2017. Haney was nominated as U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica by President Barack Obama on July 8, 2014, and was confirmed by the full Senate on May 23, 2015. He served until July 15, 2017, having been the only Obama-appointed political ambassador in the world allowed to stay under the Donald Trump administration.

'Fitz' Haney
S. Fitzgerald Haney
U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica
In office
May 23, 2015  July 15, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byAnne Slaughter Andrew
Succeeded bySharon Day
Personal details
Born
Stafford Fitzgerald Haney

(1969-01-03) January 3, 1969
Nashville, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
SpouseAndrea Dobrick
Children4
EducationGeorgetown University
OccupationDiplomat, businessman
AwardsGrand Silver Cross of the National Order of Juan Mora Fernández

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Haney grew up in Naperville, Illinois, and graduated from Georgetown University, earning a B.S. in international economics and an M.S. in international business and diplomacy from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, Washington, D.C., 1986–1991.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.