Richard Morningstar
Ambassador Richard L. Morningstar | |
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Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy | |
| In office April 20, 2009 – March 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | C. Boyden Gray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 (age 78–79) |
| Spouse | Faith Pierce |
| Alma mater | Harvard College; Stanford Law School |
Richard L. Morningstar (born 1945) is the former United States Ambassador to
Education
Richard Morningstar earned a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Harvard College and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1970.[1][2]
Career
Morningstar started his career with the law firm of Peabody & Brown (now
Beginning in 2001, Ambassador Morningstar served as a senior director at the global strategy firm Stonebridge International (now Albright Stonebridge Group[4])
On 20 April 2009, Ambassador Morningstar was named to the position of the Special Envoy of the United States Secretary of State for Eurasian Energy.[5] In that capacity Morningstar represented the United States at the signing ceremony of the intergovernmental agreement of the Nabucco pipeline.[6][7] He has strongly opposed the possible participation of Iran in the Nabucco project.[8][9]
Morningstar has been a visiting scholar and diplomat in residence at the
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On 27 April 2012, Morningstar was nominated for the US Ambassadorship in Azerbaijan.[10] On 30 June 2012, the U.S. Senate confirmed this appointment.[11]
In 2014 Morningstar was named director of the Atlantic Council’s[12] New Global Energy Center.[13]
Personal life
Richard Morningstar is married to Faith Pierce Morningstar, a former board member of the democracy promotion and human rights group Freedom House, with two sons and two daughters. He also has 12 grandchildren.[3]
References
- ^ Harvard Kennedy School. Archived from the originalon April 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ "Ambassador Richard Morningstar". Salzburg Global Seminar. March 2001. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ a b c "Ambassador Richard L. Morningstar". The United States Mission to the European Union. Archived from the original on March 31, 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ "Ambassador to Azerbaijan: Who Is Richard Morningstar?". AllGov. AllGov. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ Daniel Fineren (2009-04-26). "Iran can make more of its energy riches: U.S. envoy". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ Selcuk Gokoluk (2009-07-12). "Russia free to supply gas to Nabucco-U.S. envoy". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ "Ankara prepares for Nabucco agreement". United Press International. 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ "Nabucco gas pipeline nations wary of Iran-US envoy". Reuters. 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ^ "U.S. envoy: No role for Iran in Nabucco". United Press International. 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ^ "Obama Nominates Morningstar for Azerbaijan Ambassadorship". Asbarez Armenian News. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
- ^ Dadashova, S. (2012-06-30). "U.S. Senate confirms Richard Morningstar as ambassador to Azerbaijan". Trend News Agency. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ^ "Richard Morningstar Named Founding Director of the Atlantic Council's New Global Energy Center". Atlantic Council. November 17, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
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