Louis Susman
{{short description|American diplomat}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Louis Susman
| image = Louis Susman US State Dept photo.jpg
| caption = official portrait, 2009
| ambassador_from = United States
| country = the United Kingdom
| president = Barack Obama
| term_start = October 13, 2009
| term_end = April 3, 2013
| predecessor = Robert H. Tuttle
| successor = Matthew Barzun
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|11|19}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/603/000208976/|title=Louis B. Susman|website=Nndb.com|accessdate=25 July 2017}}}}
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = Marjorie ({{nee}} Sachs)
| party = Democratic
| profession = Attorney
Investment banker
| alma_mater = University of Michigan
Washington University in St. Louis
| religion =
}}
Louis B. Susman (born November 19, 1937) is an American lawyer, retired investment banker, and the former United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Nominated by President Barack Obama, he was confirmed by the Senate on July 10, 2009, and sworn in by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Early life and education
Louis Susman was born on November 19, 1937. He graduated from the University of Michigan and earned his law degree from Washington University School of Law.{{cite news |url=http://www.sify.com/news/us-senate-approves-key-obama-envoys-news-international-jhlaEcidhhjsi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208195337/http://www.sify.com/news/us-senate-approves-key-obama-envoys-news-international-jhlaEcidhhjsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |title=US Senate approves key Obama envoys|author=AFP staff|agency=AFP |date=July 10, 2009|publisher=Google News|accessdate=August 30, 2010}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5359230/Barack-Obama-to-appoint-Louis-Susman-American-ambassador-in-London.html|publisher=Daily Telegraph (UK)|title= Barack Obama to appoint Louis Susman American ambassador in London|author=Toby Harnden|date=May 21, 2009|accessdate=August 30, 2010}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/4742696/Louis-Susman-Obamas-choice-as-London-envoy.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224222538/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/4742696/Louis-Susman-Obamas-choice-as-London-envoy.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 24, 2009|publisher=Daily Telegraph (UK)|title=Louis Susman: Obama's choice as London envoy: Barack Obama might very well owe his national political career to Louis Susman.|author=Tim Shipman|date=February 21, 2009|accessdate=August 30, 2010}}
Career
Susman practiced law for 27 years and was a senior partner at the St. Louis-based law firm of Thompson & Mitchell, focusing on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate law.
Susman served on the Board of Directors and Management Committee for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball franchise from 1975 to 1989. He was appointed to the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy by Ronald Reagan in 1988, and served as a director of the Center for National Policy in Washington, D.C.[http://london.usembassy.gov/former_ambassadors/susman.html Ambassador Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907201928/http://london.usembassy.gov/former_ambassadors/susman.html |date=2015-09-07 }}; Embassy of the United States; 2014
Susman later served the managing director and vice chairman of Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking. In 2009, he retired as vice chairman of Citigroup Global Markets in Chicago.
Susman served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2013. He had been a longtime and prolific fundraiser for Democratic Party candidates, including Obama and 2004 presidential nominee John Kerry.{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/February-2010/Our-Man-in-London-On-Louis-Susmans-appointment-as-ambassador-to-the-UK/ |title=Our Man in London|author=Carol Felsenthal|work=Chicago magazine |date=February 10, 2010|accessdate=August 30, 2010}}
He is currently a member of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute's International Council.
Personal life
Susman married Marjorie Sachs.{{cite web |url=http://capitolwords.org/date/2012/08/02/S5970-3_congratulations-birdie-elise-davidson/ |title=Congratulations Birdie Elise Davidson | Capitol Words |accessdate=2013-06-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403002230/http://capitolwords.org/date/2012/08/02/S5970-3_congratulations-birdie-elise-davidson/ |archivedate=2015-04-03 }} Their daughter, Sally Susman, is the executive vice president of corporate affairs at Pfizer.{{cite news|last1=Felsenthal|first1=Carol|title=Like father, like daughter — one bundler begets another|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/campaign/177077-like-father-like-daughter-one-bundler-begets-another/|access-date=July 25, 2017|work=The Hill|date=October 28, 2011}}
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061214100322/http://london.usembassy.gov/ United States Embassy to the United Kingdom]
- {{C-SPAN|1023426}}
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Category:Washington University School of Law alumni
Category:University of Michigan alumni
Category:Ambassadors of the United States to the United Kingdom