Samuel Louis Kaplan (born 1936) is an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Morocco.[1] He was appointed ambassador in 2009 by President Barack Obama, replacing the previous ambassador Thomas T. Riley.[2] He is one of only a few American Jews to represent the United States in a Muslim nation.[3]

Before entering the diplomatic service, Kaplan was a well-known business and community leader in Minneapolis, where he headed a law firm that he founded in 1978. He attended the University of Minnesota where he earned both an undergraduate and a law degree, graduating magna cum laude, and where he served as President of the Minnesota Law Review.[4]

Career

After law school graduation, Kaplan was an assistant professor of law and a guest speaker in law classes. Later, he founded the law firm of Kaplan, Strangis and Kaplan, P.A, in 1978.[5]

References

  1. ^ "United States Diplomatic Mission to Morocco - Ambassador". Morocco.usembassy.gov. 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  2. ^ "Kaplan, Samuel Louis". State.gov. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  3. ^ Sam Kaplan named U.S. ambassador to Morocco Archived 2012-05-05 at the Wayback Machine MORDECAI SPECKTOR June 24th, 2009
  4. ^ "United States Diplomatic Mission to Morocco - Ambassador". Archived from the original on 2011-10-15.
  5. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2012 – via National Archives.

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Preceded by United States Ambassador to Morocco
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