Nicholas Merrick

Last updated

Nicholas Merrick is an American businessman. In 2025 he was nominated to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic. [1]

Contents

Early life and education

Merrick earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Virginia, where he played football, in 1985 and an MBA from Harvard University in 1990. [2] [3] [4]

Career

Merrick served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Excel Communications up to its merger with Teleglobe. [5]

Merrick is the Founder and President of Mt. Vernon Assets, the family company of Kenny Troutt and Lisa Troutt. [6] Merrick also served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dallas Police & Fire Pension System. [5] [6]

In June 2025, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing to examine Merrick's nomination to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Nicholas Merrick to become US Ambassador to Czechia". Radio Prague International. 2025-02-07. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  2. ↑ Koch, Alexandra (2025-02-06). "Trump reveals slew of picks for big jobs, including friend of Mike Pence, billionaire's wife". Fox News. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  3. ↑ "Opening Statement of Nicholas A Merrick Nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic Senate Commitee on Foreign Relations" (PDF). June 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Nicholas A. Merrick" (PDF). August 23, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Nicholas Merrick, Chairman of Dallas Police and Fire Pension Fund, Nominated as U.S. Ambassador to Czechia". www.texpers.org. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  6. 1 2 "Merrick, Nicholas Andrew – Czech Republic – April 2025". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  7. ↑ "Nominations | United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations". www.foreign.senate.gov. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.