Samuel L. Kaplan | |
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United States Ambassador to Morocco | |
In office September 18, 2009 –April 30, 2013 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Thomas T. Riley |
Succeeded by | Dwight L. Bush Sr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Samuel Louis Kaplan 1936 (age 86–87) |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Sylvia Chessen |
Profession | Lawyer |
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]
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]
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