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Shearer (c. 1994)

Derek Shearer (born December 5, 1946) is an American former diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Finland.[1] He is currently employed by Occidental College,[2] directing the McKinnon Center for Global Affairs and serving as a Chevalier Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs.[3]

Life and career

Shearer was born in Los Angeles on December 5, 1946.[4] He received a bachelor's degree from Yale University.[5] His roommate at Yale was Strobe Talbott.[6] Shearer received a doctoral degree from the Union Graduate School.[5]

Shearer held his ambassador post from 1994 through 1997, and before that served in the United States Department of Commerce.[5] He had co-written the book Economic Democracy.[7]

He is the son of gossip columnist Lloyd Shearer. He has a younger brother, Cody, and a sister, Brooke.[1] The parents of his father had immigrated from Austria.[8] His roommate Talbott married his sister Brooke.[6] Shearer was married to Ruth Yannatta Goldway, who had served as the mayor of Santa Monica, California.[7]

As of 2009, Derek Shearer lives in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles[6] with his wife, Sue Toigo, a financial consultant.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b Wadler, Joyce. "Lloyd Shearer, Longtime Celebrity Columnist, Dies at 84." The New York Times. May 27, 2001. Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "Talk by Ambassador Derek Shearer on the Obama-Romney Presidential Campaign" (Archive). Pembroke College, Cambridge University. Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  3. ^ "Ambassador Derek Shearer: Sports, Diplomacy and Soft Power - A Framework for Analysis" (Archive). John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Wednesday April 30, 2014.
  4. ^ "President Clinton Names Derek Shearer to be Ambassador to Finland". Clinton White House. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Derek Shearer" (Archive). Occidental College. Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Brooke Shearer dies at 58; former journalist, personal aide to Hillary Clinton." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on August 6, 2014.
  7. ^ a b Scott, A. O. "Cody Shearer" (Archive). Slate. May 22, 1999. Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  8. ^ Woo, Elaine. "Lloyd Shearer; Leader of the 'Personality Parade'" (Obituaries). Los Angeles Times. May 26, 2001. Retrieved on August 5, 2014. Also printed in: "Lloyd Shearer, Wrote `Personality Parade' Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine" In: Sun Sentinel. May 28, 2001.

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Preceded by United States Ambassador to Finland
1994–1997 		Succeeded by
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