Christopher C. Ashby

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Christopher Cox Ashby (born 1946) [1] served as the United States Ambassador to Uruguay.

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Biography

Background and earlier life

Ashby was born in Dallas, Texas. [2] He graduated from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 1968 where he was a member of the Philodemic Society, and received an M.B.A. from the University of Texas Graduate School of Business in 1970. [2] He also attended the MIT Sloan School of Management and Harvard Business School. [2]

He spent four years in the Marine Corps and served in Vietnam. [2]

Longstanding social acquaintance of President Clinton

At Georgetown, he was Bill Clinton's roommate. [3]

Career achievements

He worked in international banking, most notably for the Chemical Bank and Chase Manhattan Bank. [2] He has also worked for the United Nations. [2] He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Small Business Administration, and of the Foreign Policy Association of New York. He is married with four children. [2]

United States Ambassador to Uruguay

He served as United States Ambassador to Uruguay under Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, from 1997 to 2001. [2] [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. Christopher C. Ashby (1946–)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Embassy biography Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. C-Span
  4. nndb
  5. American Foreign Service Association Archived 2010-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Uruguay ambassadors list Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Uruguay
1997–2001
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