Robert Pence
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Robert Pence | |
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34th United States Ambassador to Finland | |
Assumed office May 24, 2018 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Charles C. Adams Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Frank Pence 1945 (age 78–79) |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Susan Sarbacher |
Education | University of Maryland (BA) American University (JD, MA) Yale University (MPhil, MA) |
Robert Frank Pence (born 1945) is an American businessman who is the current United States Ambassador to Finland.[1][2] His nomination was confirmed by the Senate on March 22, 2018.[3]
Pence founded The Pence Group (formerly known as Pence-Friedel Developers, Inc.), a commercial development firm, in 1984 and served as its president for more than thirty years.[4][5] A Republican Party donor, he did not support the candidacy of Donald Trump but was recommended for an ambassadorial appointment by Vice President-elect Mike Pence, to whom he is not related.[6][7]
A graduate of the Washington College of Law at American University, he is the namesake of the school's Pence Law Library.[8]
References
- ^ "Confirmation For Trump's Finland Ambassador Could Take Months". News Now Finland. November 14, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ Posnova, Anastasiia (November 28, 2017). "Robert Pence tapped for Finland ambassador". Yale Daily News. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "Robert Pence '71 Confirmed as Ambassador to Finland". www.wcl.american.edu. March 29, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ Rein, Lisa; Hedgpeth, Dana (July 17, 2009). "Largest Tysons Landowner to Sell Holdings". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ Hedgpeth, Dana (July 18, 2009). "Tysons Corner Developer Sells Holdings, With an Eye on Area's Future". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ Banister, Jon (November 2, 2017). "Virginia Developers Spending Big Money on Governor's Race". Bisnow. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ Haberman, Maggie (December 21, 2016). "Donald Trump, Seeking Ambassadors, Sorts Through Competing Priorities". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "Our Donor". Pence Law Library. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
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