Fay Hartog-Levin
Fay Hartog-Levin | |
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| 65th United States Ambassador to the Netherlands | |
| In office August 19, 2009 – September 1, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | James Culbertson |
| Succeeded by | Tim Broas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fay Hartog 1948 (age 75–76) New York City, New York, USA |
| Spouse | Daniel Levin |
| Children | Alyssa Jeff |
| Residence | Winnetka, Illinois |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University (Bachelor of Arts) Loyola University Chicago School of Law (Juris Doctor) |
| Occupation | Lawyer Consultant Diplomat |
Fay Hartog-Levin (born 1948) is an American lawyer, consultant, and diplomat. She is a former United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (2009–2011).
Fay Hartog was born in the United States. Her parents Ada and Jo Hartog were Dutch Jews that fled from the Netherlands to Suriname in 1942 and emigrated to the United States in 1948, shortly before she was born.[1][2] She studied Russian language and literature at Northwestern University and law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.[3][4] For over twenty years, she worked as a lawyer. She was an attorney and executive of the Field Museum in Chicago and she was a consultant for the Res Publica Group. She is married to Daniel Levin,[2] and she is the mother of two children.[1]
In 2009, she succeeded James Culbertson and became the 65th United States Ambassador to the Netherlands in The Hague. She presented her credentials to Queen Beatrix on August 19, 2009.[3] She resigned her post in September 2011.[5]
References
- ^ a b "U.S. Senate" (PDF). senate.gov. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ a b "New US ambassador has roots in the Netherlands". nrc.nl. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20100201071250/http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/128423.htm. Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
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- ^ Noel Brinkerhoff, Ambassador to The Netherlands Resigns: Who is Fay Hartog Levin?, 2011, Retrieved on 2012-05-03