Robert Pence

Robert Frank Pence (born 1945) is an American businessman who is the current United States Ambassador to Finland.[1][2] His nomination was confirmed by the Senate on March 22, 2018.[3]

Robert Pence
34th United States Ambassador to Finland
In office
May 24, 2018 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byCharles C. Adams Jr.
Succeeded byIan Campbell Chargé d'Affaires
Personal details
Born
Robert Frank Pence

1945 (age 75–76)
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Susan Sarbacher
EducationUniversity of Maryland (BA)
American University (JD, MA)
Yale University (MPhil, MA)

Pence founded The Pence Group (formerly known as Pence-Friedel Developers, Inc.), a commercial development firm, in 1984 and served as its president for more than thirty years.[4][5] A Republican Party donor, he did not support the candidacy of Donald Trump but was recommended for an ambassadorial appointment by Vice President-elect Mike Pence, to whom he is not related.[6][7]

A graduate of the Washington College of Law at American University, he is the namesake of the school's Pence Law Library.[8]

References
  1. "Confirmation For Trump's Finland Ambassador Could Take Months". News Now Finland. November 14, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  2. Posnova, Anastasiia (November 28, 2017). "Robert Pence tapped for Finland ambassador". Yale Daily News. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  3. "Robert Pence '71 Confirmed as Ambassador to Finland". www.wcl.american.edu. March 29, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  4. Rein, Lisa; Hedgpeth, Dana (July 17, 2009). "Largest Tysons Landowner to Sell Holdings". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  5. Hedgpeth, Dana (July 18, 2009). "Tysons Corner Developer Sells Holdings, With an Eye on Area's Future". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  6. Banister, Jon (November 2, 2017). "Virginia Developers Spending Big Money on Governor's Race". Bisnow. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  7. Haberman, Maggie (December 21, 2016). "Donald Trump, Seeking Ambassadors, Sorts Through Competing Priorities". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  8. "Our Donor". Pence Law Library. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Charles C. Adams Jr.		 United States Ambassador to Finland
2018–present		 Incumbent
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