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Thomas T. Riley
Thomas T. Riley
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United States Ambassador to Morocco
	In office; December 21, 2003 – January 2009
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Margaret D. Tutwiler
Succeeded by	Samuel L. Kaplan
Personal details
Born	San Mateo, California, USA
Spouse	Nancy Vieira da Rosa Riley
Profession	Businessman

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Thomas Thomas Riley (born in 1949) was the United States Ambassador to Morocco for 5 years. He was sworn in on December 21, 2003, and arrived at his post in January 2004. King Mohammed VI awarded Ambassador Riley the "[Grand Cordon du Wissam al Alaoui]". In January 2009 following the inauguration of a new President, all Ambassadors automatically tender their resignation. Ambassador Riley was selected as the recipient of the State Department's 2009 Sue M. Cobb Award for Exemplary Diplomatic Service, the only award given by the State Department to a political-appointee Ambassador. Thomas Riley is now the Senior VP and Managing Director International for Savvis, Inc. [1](SVVS).

Early life

Riley was born in San Mateo, California. After receiving his BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University, he worked as an engineer at Boeing for one year. Riley then attended Harvard Business School [2]where he received his MBA, and then went on to work at TRW Mission in London and Paris.

He returned to the US after 4 years and cofounded a company selling construction equipment to East Africa (Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti, Sudan). In 1984, he began an almost 20 year career in Silicon Valley, as Product Manager for an advanced electric utility meter at Robinton Products; as president of Unity Systems, manufacturer of an automated home and building control system; as founder and president of Web State, an online training company; and as president of ActivePhoto, an online digital image service.

Riley is the holder of United States Patent 5303767 [3]for an innovative energy management system.

Riley is married to Nancy Vieira da Rosa Riley, a former tax attorney and author of the children's book "Moroccan Mystery" [4]. The couple have two daughters.

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-'''Thomas Thomas Riley''' (born in [[1949]]) was the [[United States Ambassador to Morocco]] for 5 years. He was sworn in on December 21, 2003, and arrived at his post in January 2004. In January 2009 following the inauguration of a new President, all Ambassadors automatically tender their resignation. Ambassador Riley was selected as the recipient of the State Department's 2009 Sue M. Cobb Award for Exemplary Diplomatic Service, the only award given by the State Department to a political-appointee Ambassador. Thomas Riley is now the Senior VP and Managing Director International for Savvis, Inc. [http://www.savvis.net](SVVS).
+'''Thomas Thomas Riley''' (born in [[1949]]) was the [[United States Ambassador to Morocco]] for 5 years. He was sworn in on December 21, 2003, and arrived at his post in January 2004.  King Mohammed VI awarded Ambassador Riley the "[Grand Cordon du Wissam al Alaoui]". In January 2009 following the inauguration of a new President, all Ambassadors automatically tender their resignation. Ambassador Riley was selected as the recipient of the State Department's 2009 Sue M. Cobb Award for Exemplary Diplomatic Service, the only award given by the State Department to a political-appointee Ambassador. Thomas Riley is now the Senior VP and Managing Director International for Savvis, Inc. [http://www.savvis.net](SVVS).
 == Early life ==