Derek Shearer | |
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United States Ambassador to Finland | |
In office July 1, 1994 –October 31, 1997 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | John Hubert Kelly |
Succeeded by | Eric S. Edelman |
Personal details | |
Born | Los Angeles,California,U.S. | December 5,1946
Spouse | Sue Toigo |
Residence(s) | Pacific Palisades,Los Angeles |
Education | Yale University (BA) Union Graduate School (Ph.D) |
Derek Shearer (born December 5,1946) is an American former diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Finland. [1] He is currently employed by Occidental College, [2] directing the McKinnon Center for Global Affairs and serving as a Chevalier Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs. [3]
Shearer was born in Los Angeles on December 5,1946. [4] He received a bachelor's degree from Yale University. [5] His roommate at Yale was Strobe Talbott. [6] Shearer received a doctoral degree from the Union Graduate School. [5]
Shearer held his ambassador post from 1994 through 1997,and before that served in the United States Department of Commerce. [5] He had co-written the book Economic Democracy . [7]
He is the son of gossip columnist Lloyd Shearer. He has a younger brother,Cody,and a sister,Brooke. [1] The parents of his father had immigrated from Austria. [8] His roommate Talbott married his sister Brooke. [6] Shearer was married to Ruth Yannatta Goldway,who had served as the mayor of Santa Monica,California. [7]
As of 2009,Derek Shearer lives in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles [6] with his wife,Sue Toigo,a financial consultant.[ citation needed ]
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