Robert A. Sherman
Robert Sherman | |
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| United States Ambassador to Portugal | |
| Assumed office April 5, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Allan J. Katz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Rochester Boston University School of Law |
Robert A. Sherman (born 1953)[2] is an attorney and the current U.S. Ambassador to Portugal.
Early life and education
Sherman hails from Boston, Massachusetts. Sherman earned a bachelor of arts in political science at the University of Rochester in 1975 and a J.D. at Boston University School of Law in 1978.[1]
Career
Law career
Sherman worked in private practice as an attorney at a small Boston firm during the 1980s, as well as at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellot, LLC. in the 1990s.[1] From 1991 to 1993, Sherman also served as assistant attorney general of Massachusetts and chief of the state's Consumer Protection Division.[3] In 1993, Sherman then served as a special counsel for the state attorney general.[1]
In 1999, Sherman co-founded the Boston office of the Miami law firm Greenberg Traurig. In this capacity, Sherman focused his practice on corporate investigations and consumer protection.[1]
From 2002 to 2004, Sherman was co-lead counsel representing claimants in a sexual abuse lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.[1]
Sherman was a fundraiser for Obama for America, raising at least $500,000, and has personally donated more than $80,000 to Democratic candidates and organizations.[1][3][4]
Sherman was appointed to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council in January 2013.[1][3][5]
Sherman has served as a board member of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Children’s Trust Fund, and has been co-chair of the Boston Arts Academy Annual Gala Benefit and the Boston CURE Gala for the Epilepsy Foundation.[1]
Ambassadorship
On July 25, 2013 Sherman was nominated by President Barack Obama to be U.S. Ambassador to Portugal.[6][7][8] The United States Senate confirmed Sherman by voice vote in February 2014.[9]
Sherman presented his credentials to the government of Portugal in Lisbon on May 3, 2014.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ambassador to Portugal: Who Is Robert Sherman?". AllGov.com. September 30, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ a b "Robert Sherman (1953–)". Office of the Historian. May 3, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Robert Sherman '75 Named Ambassador". Rochester University. October 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ Ondraskova, Danni (October 31, 2015). "U.S. Ambassador to Portugal Speaks at Wellesley". Wellesley News. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ Goode, Jo (March 19, 2014). "Ambassador to Portugal enjoying his new assignment". The Herald. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". White House Office of the Press Secretary. July 25, 2013.
- ^ Heil, Emily (July 26, 2013). "Obama bundler Sherman gets Portugal post". Washington Post.
- ^ "Appointed: Attorney Robert Sherman nominated Ambassador to Portugal – Washington, DC". Portuguese American Journal. July 27, 2013.
- ^ "Senate votes to confirm US ambassadors". The Hill. February 12, 2014.