Derek Shearer
American diplomat
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Derek Shearer (born December 5, 1946) is an American former diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Finland.[1] He is currently employed by Occidental College,[2] directing the McKinnon Center for Global Affairs and serving as a Chevalier Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs.[3]
Derek Shearer | |
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Shearer speaks at The Nexus Institute in 2016 | |
| United States Ambassador to Finland | |
| In office July 1, 1994 – October 31, 1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John Hubert Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Eric S. Edelman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 5, 1946 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | Sue Toigo |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Union Graduate School (Ph.D) |
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Life and career
Shearer was born in Los Angeles on December 5, 1946.[4] He received a bachelor's degree from Yale University.[5] His roommate at Yale was Strobe Talbott.[6] Shearer received a doctoral degree from the Union Graduate School.[5]
Shearer co-authored the 1981 book Economic Democracy: The Challenge of the 1980's with Martin Carnoy.[7]
Shearer held his ambassador post from 1994 through 1997, and before that served in the United States Department of Commerce.[5]
He is the son of gossip columnist Lloyd Shearer. He has a younger brother, Cody, and a sister, Brooke.[1] The parents of his father had immigrated from Austria.[8] His roommate Talbott married his sister Brooke.[6] Shearer was married to Ruth Yannatta Goldway, who had served as the mayor of Santa Monica, California.[7]
As of 2009, Derek Shearer lives in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles[6] with his wife, Sue Toigo, a financial consultant.[citation needed]