Bruce J. Oreck

Bruce Oreck
United States Ambassador to Finland
Assumed office
September 10, 2009
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Michael Butler (Acting)
Succeeded by Charles Adams (Designate)
Personal details
Born January 1953 (age 6263)
New York City, NY[1]
Alma mater Johns Hopkins University
Louisiana State University, Baton Rogue
New York University

Bruce J. Oreck (born 3 January 1953)[1] was the U.S. Ambassador to Finland until July 2015.[2]

Personal life

Oreck holds a Bachelor of Arts from The Johns Hopkins University, and a Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University, as well as a Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University.[2] He became a partner in a New Orleans law firm representing the oil and gas industry. In 1992 he founded his own firm, Oreck, Crighton, Adams & Chase.[3]

Oreck has authored several books on taxation.[2] He was one of the major contributors to Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008.[3]

Reception

Idriss J. Aberkane and Eirin B. Haug at E-International Relations cited Oreck as a "vanguard green diplomat" advocating noopolitik and the Blue Economy:

"Here comes green diplomacy, here comes Noopolitik, here comes Oreck's [...] advice of turning a significant piece of the Department of Defense's gargantuan budget into a global investment for peace, prosperity, exemplarity and the Blue Economy rather than for destruction, just as Jimmy Carter had advised."[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Attorney Bruce J Oreck". Lawyer Central. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Oreck, Bruce J.". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 Noel Brinkerhoff (1 December 2009). "Ambassador to Finland: Who is Bruce Oreck?". AllGov. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. Idriss J. Aberkane; Eirin B. Haug (8 October 2012). "Noopolitik in the Arctic". E-International Relations. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Michael Butler
Acting
United States Ambassador to Finland
2009–2015
Succeeded by
Charles Adams
Designate
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