John Robert Bolton (born November 20, 1948) is an American lawyer an diplomat who haes served in several Republican admeenistrations.
Appyntit on a recess appyntment, he served as the U.S. ambassador tae the Unitit Naitions frae August 2005 till December 2006. He resigned in December 2006, when the recess appyntment wad hae itherwise endit, acause he wis unlikely tae win senate confirmation.
John R. Bolton | |
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25t Unitit States Ambassador tae the Unitit Naitions | |
In office August 1, 2005 – December 9, 2006 | |
Preses | George W. Bush |
Secretar-General | Kofi Annan |
Precedit bi | John Danforth |
Succeedit bi | Zalmay Khalilzad |
3rd Unner Secretar o State for Airms Control an Internaitional Security | |
In office Mey 11, 2001 – Julie 31, 2005 | |
Preses | George W. Bush |
Precedit bi | John D. Holum |
Succeedit bi | Robert Joseph |
18t Assistant Secretar o State for Internaitional Organization Affairs | |
In office Mey 5, 1989 – Januar 19, 1993 | |
Preses | George H. W. Bush |
Precedit bi | Richard S. Williamson |
Succeedit bi | Douglas J. Bennet |
Personal details | |
Born | John Robert Bolton 20 November 1948 Baltimore, Maryland |
Poleetical pairty | Republican |
Spoose(s) | Gretchen Bolton |
Bairns | Jennifer Sarah Bolton |
Alma mater | Yale Varsity Yale Law Schuil |
Profession | Lawyer, diplomat |
Religion | Lutheran |
Militar service | |
Service/brainch | Unitit States Airmy Naitional Guard |
Unit | Maryland |
Bolton is currently a senior fellae at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), frequent op-ed contreibutor tae the Wall Street Journal an the Naitional Review, Fox News Channel commentator, an o coonsel tae the law firm Kirkland & Ellis, in thair Washington D.C. affice. He wis a foreign policy adviser tae 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney. He is an aa involved wi a broad assortment o ither conservative thynk tanks an policy institutes, includin the Jewish Institute for Naitional Security Affairs (JINSA), Project for the New American Century (PNAC), AEI, Institute o East-West Dynamics, National Rifle Association, U.S. Commission on Internaitional Releegious Freedom, an the Cooncil for Naitional Policy (CNP). Kent for his strang views on foreign policy, eften equatin diplomacy wi weakness an indecisiveness, Bolton is eften describit as a neoconservative, tho he personally rejects the term.
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