Peter R. Coneway

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Peter R. Coneway
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Official portrait, 2006
United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
In office
October 19, 2006 –December 7, 2008
Children2
Education Harlingen High School
Alma mater University of Texas at Austin (BBA)
Stanford University (MBA)

Peter Richard Coneway (April 13, 1944 - November 13, 2020) [1] was an American investment banker and politician. He served as the United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein from 2006 to 2008. He was the founder of the Houston office of Goldman Sachs in 1975. [2] [3] He also served a six-year term on the Board of Regents at the University of Texas System appointed by governor Ann Richards in 1993. [4]

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Early life and education

Coneway was born April 13, 1944 in Harlingen, Texas, one of three sons born to Albert Earl and Clara Laroux (Durham) Coneway. His father was a city attorney. Coneway was a running back for the Harlingen High School Cardinals football team. He earned a BBA in 1966 from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin and in 1969, an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. [5] [6]

Career

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) stops by during a meeting with Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England (left) and Swiss Minister of Defense Samuel Schmid (second from left) and U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland Peter R. Coneway (second from right) in the Pentagon on April 13, 2007. Defense.gov News Photo 070413-D-2987S-020.jpg
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) stops by during a meeting with Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England (left) and Swiss Minister of Defense Samuel Schmid (second from left) and U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland Peter R. Coneway (second from right) in the Pentagon on April 13, 2007.

Coneway served in several leadership positions for Goldman Sachs for whom he worked from 1969 until he retired as general partner in November 1992. Those positions included resident manager of the Houston office, becoming resident partner in 1978. In 1987 and 1988, he was managing director of the company's Tokyo office. [5]

Appointed by Ann Richards to be a University of Texas Regent in February 1993, he resigned on August 12, 1993, because he continued to have “a limited business relationship” with Goldman Sachs and he wanted “to avoid any appearance of conflict of interest.” [5]

In 2009, Riverstone Holdings LLC named him managing director.[ citation needed ]

US Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein

Coneway was a non-career appointee by George W. Bush. He was appointed on September 7, 2006 and presented his credentials on October 19, 2006. He was also accredited to the Principality of Liechtenstein. [7] [8] He succeeded Pamela Pitzer Willeford. He left his post on December 7, 2008. Coneway was succeeded by Don Beyer who assumed office on September 8, 2009.

Personal life

Coneway married Lynn Martin in 1967. They had two daughters. [1]

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  2. ↑ "Good choice: Houstonian Peter Coneway will make an excellent U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein". Chron. September 17, 2006. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  3. ↑ "History: The U.S. Ambassadors in Switzerland". Embassy of the United States Bern, Switzerland. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. ↑ "The Honorable Peter R. Coneway | University of Texas System". www.utsystem.edu. December 22, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "The Honorable Peter R. Coneway". University of Texas System. December 22, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Peter Coneway". Legacy.com. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Peter Coneway als neuer US-Botschafter in der Schweiz bestätigt". 20 Minuten (in German). June 30, 2006. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Neue Botschafter der USA und Israels in der Schweiz | NZZ". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). Retrieved April 21, 2023.
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