David Huebner
David Huebner (born 1960) is the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa.[1] He previously was an American lawyer based in Shanghai, where he specialized in international arbitration and mediation for the Los Angeles-based law firm, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton.[2][3] He is licensed as an attorney in both California and New York, and in the District of Columbia, and as a solicitor in England and Wales.[4]
Early life
Huebner was born in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, a small coal mining town in Schuylkill County.[5][6] He attended Mahanoy Area High School and received his higher education at Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.[4][5] While earning his Juris Doctor at Yale Law School, Huebner served as editor-in-chief of the Yale Journal on Regulation and was a member of the Yale AIDS Law Project, a student group that assisted with the publication of AIDS and the Law.[4][7][8] From 1984 to 1985, Huebner lived in Tokyo, having been awarded a Henry Luce Fellowship to serve as an aide to Koji Kakizawa, a member of Japan's House of Representatives.[6][9][10]
Career
In 1995, Huebner joined the international law firm, Coudert Brothers. He served as its chairman and chief executive officer from 2003 until the firm's dissolution in 2005.[4][11] In April 2005, Huebner was appointed to the California Law Revision Commission by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.[11] Huebner also served as president of the Los Angeles Quality & Productivity Commission and taught courses at the University of Southern California Law School.[4] In September 2005, he joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, and in May 2007, became the firm's regional managing partner in China.[12][13]
Huebner serves as general counsel to LGBT rights organization, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).[14][15]
Ambassadorship
In October 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Huebner as U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, a post held by William McCormick until January 2009.[2][4] He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 20, 2009.[1] Huebner, a Democrat, is the first openly gay ambassador in the Obama administration, and the third openly gay ambassador in U.S. history.[11][15][16] During his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Huebner introduced his partner of 20 years, Duane McWaine, a doctor from Los Angeles.[17][18]
See also
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References
- ^ a b "Nominations Confirmed (Civilian)". United States Senate. (senate.gov). November 20, 2009. http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/one_item_and_teasers/nom_confc.htm. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ^ a b Trevett, Claire (October 8, 2009). "Gay lawyer set to be next US ambassador to NZ". The New Zealand Herald (nzherald.co.nz). http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10602029. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
- ^ Johnston, Nicholas (October 7, 2009). "Obama Nominates Openly Gay Lawyer to Be New Zealand Ambassador". Bloomberg News (bloomberg.com). http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=aeB99RMAtJHc. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". Office of the Press Secretary. (whitehouse.gov). October 7, 2009. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-More-Key-Administration-Posts-10/7/09/. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
- ^ a b "Mahanoy City native nominated for ambassadorship". Republican & Herald (republicanherald.com). October 9, 2009. http://www.republicanherald.com/news/mahanoy_city_native_nominated_for_ambassadorship. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Lerner, Marcy (December 2004). View from the Top: Law Firm Leaders. Vault Career Library. New York City: Vault Inc.. pp. 34. ISBN 978-1581312980. http://books.google.com/books?id=QlxhVOT1IJcC&pg=PA34&dq=%22David+Huebner%22&ei=5oDRSuT4DqCMygTNiqWQDg&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=%22David%20Huebner%22&f=false. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
- ^ Judson, Bruce (July 1, 2008). "Remarks at the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Dinner of the Yale Journal on Regulation". Yale Journal on Regulation (FindArticles) (Summer 2008). http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_7780/is_200807/ai_n32287812/pg_2/. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
- ^ Burris, Scott (March 31, 1993). AIDS Law Today: A New Guide for the Public (2 ed.). New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. pp. xix. ISBN 978-0300055122. http://books.google.com/books?id=NR7NmfvbXIEC&pg=PR19&dq=%22David+Huebner%22&lr=&ei=uSrUSoXQBqSCywSe2fCXDg&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=%22David%20Huebner%22&f=false. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
- ^ Gardner, Marilyn (August 20, 2007). "The challenge of working abroad". The Christian Science Monitor (csmonitor.com). http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0820/p13s04-wmgn.html?page=2. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
- ^ "David Huebner - Lecturer in Law". University of Southern California Law School. (law.usc.edu). http://law.usc.edu/contact/contactInfo.cfm?detailID=830. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments 04/13/2005". Office of the Governor. (governor.ca.gov). April 13, 2005. http://governor.ca.gov/state/govsite/gov_htmldisplay.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0020109464.1255421337@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccgadeiefghfikcfngcfkmdffidfnf.0&sCatTitle=Press+Release&sFilePath=/govsite/press_release/2005_04/20050413_GAAS13305_Appointments.html&sTitle=Governor+Schwarzenegger+Announces+Appointments+04%2F13%2F2005&iOID=65239. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
- ^ Binham, Caroline (March 13, 2007). "Sheppard Mullin picks Shanghai for first overseas office". The Lawyer (thelawyer.com). http://www.thelawyer.com/sheppard-mullin-picks-shanghai-for-first-overseas-office/124711.article. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
- ^ "Coudert's demise shaping up as Sheppard Mullin's gain". Los Angeles Business Journal (goliath.ecnext.com). September 12, 2005. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-4773596/Coudert-s-demise-shaping-up.html. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
- ^ Weisman, Jonathan (October 7, 2009). "Gay-Rights Advocate Picked to Be Ambassador to New Zealand". The Wall Street Journal (blogs.wsj.com). http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/10/07/gay-rights-advocate-picked-to-be-ambassador-to-new-zealand/. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
- ^ a b Elliott, Philip (October 7, 2009). "Obama picks openly gay lawyer for ambassadorship". Associated Press (news.yahoo.com). http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091008/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_gay_ambassador. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
- ^ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (October 7, 2009). "Obama to Name Openly Gay Ambassador". The New York Times (thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com). http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/obama-to-name-openly-gay-ambassador/. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
- ^ "US envoy sees closer ties with NZealand". Agence France-Presse (news.asiaone.com). November 6, 2009. http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/World/Story/A1Story20091106-178173.html. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ^ Huebner, David (November 5, 2009). "Written Statement of David Huebner: United States Ambassador-Designate to New Zealand and Samoa" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. (foreign.senate.gov). http://foreign.senate.gov/testimony/2009/HuebnerTestimony091105p.pdf. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
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Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania |
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