Langhorne A. Motley
Motley in 1975 as Commissioner for Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development
22ndAssistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs
In office July 6, 1983 – July 17, 1985
President	Ronald Reagan
Secretary	George Shultz
Preceded by	Thomas O. Enders
Succeeded by	Elliott Abrams
United States Ambassador toBrazil
In office October 6, 1981 – July 6, 1983
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Robert M. Sayre
Succeeded by	Diego C. Asencio
Personal details
Born	Langhorne Anthony Motley (1938-06-05)June 5, 1938 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	October 14, 2023(2023-10-14) (aged 85) Stuart, Florida
Party	Republican[1]
Alma mater	The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1960–1970

Langhorne Anthony "Tony" Motley (June 5, 1938 – October 14, 2023)^[2] was a formerUnited States Ambassador toBrazil (1981–83)^[3] andAssistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1983–85).^[4] He was a member of theAmerican Academy of Diplomacy andCouncil on Foreign Relations. Ambassador Motley had a wife and two children. He received hisBachelor of Arts from The Citadel in 1960.

Motley was born inRio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[5]Time Magazine described Langhorne A. Motley as "The son of an American oil executive and a British-Brazilian mother, he was born and grew up amid sun-splashed privilege in Rio de Janeiro. After graduating from The Citadel inCharleston,S.C., Motley joined the Air Force and was posted from 1965 to 1967 inPanama—his only Central American experience—and later inAlaska. There he switched careers and founded what has since become the largest real estate firm in the state."^[6]

Military service: USAF (1960–70)US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1983–85)US Ambassador to Brazil (1981–83)Valeria, Inc. President (1980–81)Citizens for the Management of Alaska Lands, Inc. EVP (1977–80)Alaska State Official Commissioner of Commerce and Economic Development (1975–77)RODMAR, Inc. VP (-1974)Crescent Realty, Inc. President (c. 1972)Area Realtors, Inc. (Anchorage) VP (1970-)American Academy of DiplomacyBayou Leader PACBush Cheney '04Council on Foreign RelationsGeorge W. Bush for PresidentBoard of Telos Corporation (2004–2006)John McCain 2008Junior Achievement Board of Directors

1. According to aForeign Policy Article "The Art of Leaking" published January 20, 2010, "An assistant secretary of state, Langhorne A. Motley, once defined a leak as a "premature unauthorized partial disclosure."^[7]
2. According to a news item on theSt. John's University Website "Ambassador Motley then discussed his experiences working with Latin America and some general principals of U.S. relations with Latin America in general, as well as specific countries. He also emphasized the importance and relevance of our country's foreign policy towards Latin American nations. "Up throughWorld War II, you could separate foreign policy from domestic policy," said Ambassador Motley. "This is no longer true. Today many issues at the center of Latin American policy are also domestic issues."^[8]

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