Langhorne A. Motley Explained

Birth Name:Langhorne Anthony Motley
Birth Date:5 June 1938
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Party:Republican[1]
Office:22nd Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs
President:Ronald Reagan
1Blankname:Secretary
1Namedata:George Shultz
Term Start:July 6, 1983
Term End:July 17, 1985
Predecessor:Thomas O. Enders
Successor:Elliott Abrams
Ambassador From1:United States
Country1:Brazil
Term Start1:October 6, 1981
Term End1:July 6, 1983
Predecessor1:Robert M. Sayre
Successor1:Diego C. Asencio
President1:Ronald Reagan
Alma Mater:The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
Allegiance: United States
Serviceyears:1960–1970

Langhorne Anthony "Tony" Motley (June 5, 1938 – October 14, 2023[2]) was a former United States Ambassador to Brazil (1981–83) [3] and Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1983–85).[4] He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Council on Foreign Relations. Ambassador Motley had a wife and two children. He received his Bachelor of Arts from The Citadel in 1960.

Early life

Motley was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5] Time Magazine described Langhorne A. Motley as "The son of an American oil executive and a British-Brazilian mother, he was born and grew up amid sun-splashed privilege in Rio de Janeiro. After graduating from The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., Motley joined the Air Force and was posted from 1965 to 1967 in Panama—his only Central American experience—and later in Alaska. There he switched careers and founded what has since become the largest real estate firm in the state." [6]

Professional experience

Military service: USAF (1960–70)US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1983–85)US Ambassador to Brazil (1981–83)Valeria, Inc. President (1980–81)Citizens for the Management of Alaska Lands, Inc. EVP (1977–80)Alaska State Official Commissioner of Commerce and Economic Development (1975–77)RODMAR, Inc. VP (-1974)Crescent Realty, Inc. President (c. 1972)Area Realtors, Inc. (Anchorage) VP (1970-)American Academy of DiplomacyBayou Leader PACBush Cheney '04Council on Foreign RelationsGeorge W. Bush for PresidentBoard of Telos Corporation (2004–2006)John McCain 2008Junior Achievement Board of Directors

Quotes

  1. According to a Foreign Policy Article "The Art of Leaking" published January 20, 2010, "An assistant secretary of state, Langhorne A. Motley, once defined a leak as a "premature unauthorized partial disclosure." [7]
  2. According to a news item on the St. John's University Website "Ambassador Motley then discussed his experiences working with Latin America and some general principals of U.S. relations with Latin America in general, as well as specific countries. He also emphasized the importance and relevance of our country's foreign policy towards Latin American nations. "Up through World War II, you could separate foreign policy from domestic policy," said Ambassador Motley. "This is no longer true. Today many issues at the center of Latin American policy are also domestic issues."[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Working Profile: Langhorne A. Motley; the Resident Rascal of the State Dept. The New York Times. 4 September 1984. Taubman. Philip.
  2. https://citadelalumni.org/langhorne-a-tony-motley-60/
  3. http://www.citadel.edu/pao/newsreleases/archives/spring96/nr96feb12.html Press Release by Citadel in reference to a speech scheduled for Ambassador Motley
  4. http://www.nndb.com/people/221/000119861/ NNDB website with basic information about Langhorne A. Motley
  5. Web site: 7 March 1991 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR LANGHORNE A. MOTLEY . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240703172821/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Motley,%20Langhorne%20A.toc.pdf . 3 July 2024 . 30 July 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20081222014005/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,952004,00.html Copy of Time Magazine Article Titled "A Charmer and a Pro" Dated June 13 th 1983
  7. https://foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/01/20/the_art_of_leaking Article from Foreign Policy Titled "The Art of Leaking"
  8. http://www.stjohns.edu/about/news/items/pr_law_060316.news_item@digest.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/pr_law_060316.xml News Item Summary from 2007 Speech at St. John University Website

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