Caroline Bouvier Kennedy is an American author,attorney,and diplomat serving as the United States ambassador to Australia since 2022. Kennedy previously served in the Obama administration as the United States ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017. She is a member of the Kennedy family,and the only surviving child of US president John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Denise Campbell Bauer is an American diplomat serving as the United States ambassador to France and Monaco. Bauer served as Ambassador of the United States to Belgium from 2013 to 2017. After being nominated by President Barack Obama,she was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate on August 2,2013;she was sworn in the following August 7. She left office on January 20,2017. A member of the Democratic Party,she was the executive director of Women for Biden.
Clarence Alexander Avant was a prominent American music executive and film producer. Originating from Climax,North Carolina,Avant began his professional journey in the 1950s,managing Teddy P's Lounge in Newark,New Jersey. Under the guidance of Joe Glaser,a notable music manager of the era,Avant managed a diverse portfolio of artists,ranging from R&B talents like Little Willie John to jazz figures such as Jimmy Smith. In the 1960s,he founded Avant Garde Enterprises,marking a significant step in his contributions to the music sector.
Charles Hammerman Rivkin is an American media executive and former United States diplomat who is chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Motion Picture Association (MPA).
Anne Elizabeth Derse is an American diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan from 2006 to 2009 and Lithuania from 2009 to 2012.
Matthew Winthrop Barzun is an American businessman,diplomat and political fundraiser who served as the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He is a business executive who is known for his work with CNET Networks and for his fundraising work on Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. He served as United States Ambassador to Sweden from 2009 to 2011. He was selected by President Barack Obama as National Finance Chair for the president's 2012 re-election campaign. He is author of The Power of Giving Away Power from Optimism Press,an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón is a Dominican born American attorney and diplomat who is the United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra. Most recently,she was the chief of staff to First Lady Jill Biden. She formerly served as a litigation and international arbitration partner with the international law firm Winston &Strawn LLP. She was previously a partner with Chadbourne &Parke LLP,practicing in the firm's International Arbitration and Latin America groups. Reynoso is also affiliated with the faculty at Columbia University School of Law and the School of International and Public Affairs. From March 2012 until December 2014,she served as United States Ambassador to Uruguay. She is a former deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the United States Department of State. President Biden nominated her to be the next United States Ambassador to Spain on July 27,2021,being confirmed on December 18,2021.
Cynthia Stroum is an American diplomat and political donor who served as the United States Ambassador to Luxembourg from December 7,2009 to January 31,2011.
Colleen Bell is an American television producer known for her work on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful and for her involvement in various social issues. She was appointed Director of the California Film Commission by Governor Gavin Newsom on May 23,2019,to manage the state's tax credit program,increase the representation of women and minorities,and promote California as a production locale. She was appointed United States Ambassador to Hungary by United States President Barack Obama and took office on January 21,2015.
Richard Gustave Olson Jr. is an American diplomat and career foreign service officer,who formerly served as the United States Ambassador to Pakistan. Prior to his appointment in Pakistan,Olson had served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates as well the Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs in the U.S. Embassy,Kabul with the rank of ambassador. He is a career member of the Foreign Service,class of Career Minister.
Jean Ann Kennedy Smith was an American diplomat,activist,humanitarian,and author who served as United States Ambassador to Ireland from 1993 to 1998. She was a member of the Kennedy family,the eighth of nine children,and youngest daughter,born to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald. Her siblings included President John F. Kennedy,Senator Robert F. Kennedy,Senator Edward M. Kennedy,Rosemary Kennedy,and Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver. She was also a sister-in-law of Jacqueline Kennedy.
Jane Dorothy Hartley is a Democratic party donor who has served as the United States ambassador to the United Kingdom in the Joe Biden administration since 2022. She served as the United States ambassador to France and Monaco from 2014 until 2017 during the Barack Obama administration. She is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Noah Bryson Mamet is an American diplomat and businessman who served as the United States Ambassador to Argentina under U.S. President Barack Obama,serving from 2015 to 2017.
Theodore Anthony Sarandos Jr. is an American businessman who is the co-chief executive officer of Netflix,Inc.
Joan A. Polaschik is a diplomat who has served as Director of the Foreign Service Institute since 2022. She previously served as the United States Ambassador to Algeria from 2014 to 2017.
"I'm Dancing as Fat as I Can" is the thirteenth episode of the thirtieth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons,and the 652nd episode overall. The episode was directed by Matthew Nastuk and written by Jane Becker. It aired in the United States on Fox on February 10,2019.
The Black Godfather is a 2019 documentary film directed by Reginald Hudlin. The film depicts the story of music executive Clarence Avant,told by the people he worked with.
Yael Lempert is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Jordan since September 2023. Lempert is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service,having served in various roles including Senior Director for the Levant,Israel,and Egypt at the National Security Council,and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in London. In 2023,she was nominated by President Biden and confirmed by the Senate to be the ambassador to Jordan.
