| 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]
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]