Samuel L. Kaplan Explained

Ambassador From:United States
Country:Morocco
Term Start:September 18, 2009
Term End:April 30, 2013
Predecessor:Thomas T. Riley
Successor:Dwight L. Bush Sr.
President:Barack Obama
Birth Name:Samuel Louis Kaplan
Nationality:American
Spouse:Sylvia Chessen
Profession:Lawyer

Samuel Louis Kaplan (born 1936) is an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Morocco.[1] He was appointed ambassador in 2009 by President Barack Obama, replacing the previous ambassador Thomas T. Riley.[2] He is one of only a few American Jews to represent the United States in a Muslim nation.[3]

Before entering the diplomatic service, Kaplan was a well-known business and community leader in Minneapolis, where he headed a law firm that he founded in 1978. He attended the University of Minnesota where he earned both an undergraduate and a Juris Doctor degree, graduating magna cum laude, and where he served as President of the Minnesota Law Review.[4]

Career

After law school graduation, Kaplan was an assistant professor of law and a guest speaker in law classes. Later, he founded the law firm of Kaplan, Strangis and Kaplan, P.A, in 1978.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United States Diplomatic Mission to Morocco - Ambassador . Morocco.usembassy.gov . 2010-08-12 . 2012-02-14.
  2. Web site: Kaplan, Samuel Louis . State.gov . 2012-02-14.
  3. http://www.ajwnews.com/archives/2588 Sam Kaplan named U.S. ambassador to Morocco
  4. Web site: United States Diplomatic Mission to Morocco - Ambassador. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111015013154/http://morocco.usembassy.gov/ambassador2.html. 2011-10-15.
  5. Web site: President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts . . 19 June 2009 . . 10 January 2012.