Robin Bernstein | |
Office: | United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic |
President: | Donald Trump |
Term Start: | September 3, 2018 |
Term End: | January 20, 2021 |
Predecessor: | Wally Brewster |
Successor: | Robert W. Thomas (acting) |
Birth Place: | Bridgeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic Party (before 1986) Republican Party (1986–present) |
Alma Mater: | American University School of International Service (BA) George Washington University (MBA) |
Robin Stein Bernstein (born 1953) is a Florida businesswoman who served as the United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic from 2018 to 2021.[1]
Bernstein was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey and graduated from Bridgeton High School in 1972. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Language Area Studies from the American University School of International Service in 1975.[2] She later earned a Master of Business Administration from the George Washington University School of Business in 1981.[2]
She started off as a Democrat and served as a transition team member for Jimmy Carter and then worked around the Democratic Party until 1986, when she became a Republican.[3] She was a founding member of Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club, and has been his insurance agent for many years, leading to concerns about potential conflicts of interest, especially given the Trump Organization's pursuit of a licensing deal in the Dominican Republic.[4]