Bruce J. Oreck
Bruce Oreck | |
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| United States Ambassador to Finland | |
| In office September 10, 2009 – July 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Michael Butler (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Charles Adams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 3, 1953 New York City, New York[1] |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge New York University |
Bruce J. Oreck (born January 3, 1953)[1] is a former American politician. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Finland from September 2009 to July 2015.[2]
Personal life
Oreck holds a Bachelor of Arts from The Johns Hopkins University, and a Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University, as well as a Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University.[2] He became a partner in a New Orleans law firm representing the oil and gas industry. In 1992 he founded his own firm, Oreck, Crighton, Adams & Chase.[3]
Oreck has authored several books on taxation.[2] He was one of the major contributors to Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008.[3]
After his task as an ambassador ended, he decided to stay in Finland and was invited to teach in Aalto University.[4]
Reception
Idriss J. Aberkane and Eirin B. Haug at E-International Relations cited Oreck as a "vanguard green diplomat" advocating noopolitik and the Blue Economy:
Here comes green diplomacy, here comes Noopolitik, here comes Oreck's [...] advice of turning a significant piece of the Department of Defense's gargantuan budget into a global investment for peace, prosperity, exemplarity and the Blue Economy rather than for destruction, just as Jimmy Carter had advised.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Attorney Bruce J Oreck". Lawyer Central. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "Oreck, Bruce J." U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ a b Noel Brinkerhoff (1 December 2009). "Ambassador to Finland: Who is Bruce Oreck?". AllGov. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ Bruce Oreck: ”Minuun on tarttunut suomalaisuutta” Oma aika. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ Idriss J. Aberkane; Eirin B. Haug (8 October 2012). "Noopolitik in the Arctic". E-International Relations. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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