Derek Shearer | |
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 Shearer speaks atThe Nexus Institute in 2016 | |
| 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 | (1946-12-05)December 5, 1946 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | Sue Toigo |
| Residence(s) | Pacific Palisades,Los Angeles |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Union Graduate School (Ph.D) |
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Derek Shearer (born December 5, 1946) is an American former diplomat who served as theUnited States Ambassador to Finland.[1] He is currently employed byOccidental College,[2] directing the McKinnon Center for Global Affairs and serving as a Chevalier Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs.[3]
Shearer was born inLos Angeles on December 5, 1946.[4] He received abachelor's degree fromYale University.[5] His roommate at Yale wasStrobe Talbott.[6] Shearer received adoctoral degree from theUnion Graduate School.[5]
Shearer held his ambassador post from 1994 through 1997, and before that served in theUnited States Department of Commerce.[5] He had co-written the bookEconomic Democracy.[7]
He is the son of gossip columnistLloyd Shearer. He has a younger brother, Cody, and a sister,Brooke.[1] The parents of his father had immigrated fromAustria.[8] His roommate Talbott married his sister Brooke.[6] Shearer was married to Ruth Yannatta Goldway, who had served as the mayor ofSanta Monica, California.[7]
As of 2009, Derek Shearer lives in thePacific Palisades community ofLos Angeles[6] with his wife, Sue Toigo, afinancial consultant.[citation needed]
| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Finland 1994–1997 | Succeeded by |
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary |  | |
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| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | ||
