Jeffrey DeLaurentis

Jeffrey DeLaurentis
Jeffrey DeLaurentis
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for Special Political Affairs
	Acting
	In office; January 26, 2021 – 2023
President	Joe Biden
United States Ambassador to Cuba
	Acting
	In office; July 20, 2015 – July 7, 2017
President	Barack Obama; Donald Trump
Preceded by	Philip W. Bonsal (1960) ; Daniel M. Braddock (Acting)
Succeeded by	Scott Hamilton (Acting)
Chief of the U.S. Interests Section in Cuba
	In office; August 2014 – July 20, 2015
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	John Caulfield
Succeeded by	Position abolished
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for Special Political Affairs
	In office; August 10, 2011 – August 2014
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	David Dunn
Succeeded by	David Pressman
Personal details
Born	1954 (age 69–70)
Alma mater	Georgetown University; Columbia University

Jeffrey DeLaurentis (born 1954)^[1] is an American diplomat who served as the Chargé d'affaires ad interim of the Embassy of the United States, Havana from 2015 to 2017 and is currently serving as the acting U.S. ambassador for special political affairs.^[2] ^[3]

DeLaurentis has ambassadorial rank in the State Department because his prior position at the UN was a US Senate-confirmed ambassadorial position.^[4] Cuba and the United States formally restored diplomatic relations on July 20, 2015,^[5] after having severed diplomatic ties in 1961 amid the Cold War.

Early life and education

DeLaurentis is a graduate of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.^[6] He also studied toward a doctorate in political science at Columbia's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.^[7]

Career

DeLaurentis began his diplomatic career as a consular officer in 1991, posted to Havana, Cuba. Later he returned to Cuba in 1999 serving as the political-economic section chief until 2002. He also served as Political Counselor at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, and Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota. Stateside, DeLaurentis served as executive assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Director of Inter-American Affairs at the National Security Council. His last diplomatic assignment was at the Harvard Kennedy School as a senior diplomatic fellow with the Belfer Center Future of Diplomacy Project.

Barack Obama officially nominated DeLaurentis as United States Ambassador to Cuba on September 27, 2016.^[8]^[9]

DeLaurentis finished his 3-year cycle on July 7, 2017, and was replaced by Scott Hamilton.^[10]

DeLaurentis is currently serving as the Warburg Chair in International Relations at Simmons University in Boston, Massachusetts. ^[11]

References

^ "Jeffrey De Laurentis - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov.
^ Watson, Katy (July 20, 2015). "Jeffery DeLaurentis: The US State Department's 'Man in Havana'". BBC News. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016.
^ Grammer, Robbie (January 26, 2021). "Biden's U.N. Pick Assembles Team of Foreign-Policy Veterans". Foreign Policy.
^ Ojogho, Dennis O. (February 12, 2015). "7 Q's With Jeffrey DeLaurentis". Harvard Crimson.
^ "Cuba and US formally restore diplomatic relations". BBC News. July 20, 2015. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015.
^ US State Department, Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis
^ "Jennifer Marina Lee to Be Wed in June". The New York Times. January 14, 1982. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
^ Toosi, Nahal (September 27, 2016). "Obama nominates ambassador to Cuba in long-shot move". politico.com. Politico. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
^ "Obama Appoints Veteran Diplomat as Cuba Ambassador". VOA. September 27, 2016. Archived from the original on September 29, 2016.
^ Torres, Nora Gamez (July 11, 2017). "U.S. names interim charge d'affaires at embassy in Havana". Miami Herald.
^ "Warburg Chair in International Relations | Simmons University". www.simmons.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-23.

External links

Appearances on C-SPAN
Embassy of the United States - Havana, Cuba - Chargé d'Affaires: Biography Archived 2016-10-02 at the Wayback Machine

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by David Dunn	United States Ambassador to the United Nations for Special Political Affairs 2011–2014	Succeeded by David Pressman
Preceded by John Caulfield	Chief of the U.S. Interests Section in Cuba 2014–2015	Position abolished
Position reestablished¹ Title last held by Philip Bonsal	United States Ambassador to Cuba Acting 2015–2017	Succeeded by Scott Hamilton
Notes and references
1. The U.S. and Cuba did not have bilateral diplomatic relations between 1961 and 2015. Philip Bonsal was DeLaurentis's predecessor in the position, leaving office on October 28, 1960.

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[1] "Jeffrey De Laurentis - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov.

[2] Watson, Katy (July 20, 2015). "Jeffery DeLaurentis: The US State Department's 'Man in Havana'". BBC News. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016.

[3] Grammer, Robbie (January 26, 2021). "Biden's U.N. Pick Assembles Team of Foreign-Policy Veterans". Foreign Policy.

[4] Ojogho, Dennis O. (February 12, 2015). "7 Q's With Jeffrey DeLaurentis". Harvard Crimson.

[5] "Cuba and US formally restore diplomatic relations". BBC News. July 20, 2015. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015.

[6] US State Department, Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis

[7] "Jennifer Marina Lee to Be Wed in June". The New York Times. January 14, 1982. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.

[8] Toosi, Nahal (September 27, 2016). "Obama nominates ambassador to Cuba in long-shot move". politico.com. Politico. Retrieved September 27, 2016.

[9] "Obama Appoints Veteran Diplomat as Cuba Ambassador". VOA. September 27, 2016. Archived from the original on September 29, 2016.

[10] Torres, Nora Gamez (July 11, 2017). "U.S. names interim charge d'affaires at embassy in Havana". Miami Herald.

[11] "Warburg Chair in International Relations | Simmons University". www.simmons.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-23.

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