Noah Mamet
| Noah Mamet | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Argentina | |
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Assumed office January 16, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Kevin K. Sullivan[1] |
| Preceded by | Vilma Martínez |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 1969 (age 46) Manhattan Beach, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
University of California, Los Angeles |
Noah Bryson Mamet (born April 1969) (pronounced muh-MET) is the United States Ambassador to Argentina.
Early life and education
Mamet was born to a Jewish family[2] in Manhattan Beach, California. In 1992, he graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts degree.[3]
Professional career
At age 21, Mamet entered politics by working as a driver and a bodyguard during the 1992 U.S. Senate primary bid by onetime U.S. Rep. Mel Levine;[4] he also worked for the California Democratic Party helping with Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign in Santa Barbara County.[3] From 1995 until 2003, Mamet worked for onetime U.S. Rep. Dick Gephardt while he was House Democratic leader as a senior advisor and national finance director.[4][5] Mamet also worked on Gephardt's 2004 presidential bid.[4]
In 2004, he founded Noah Mamet and Associates, a Los Angeles-based political consulting firm with offices in San Francisco and New York City.[4]
In 2007, Mamet served on the international delegation for the National Democratic Institute to monitor elections in Sierra Leone.[3][5] He also has served as an adviser to the Wasserman Family Foundation in Los Angeles.[3]
Mamet raised $3,200,000 for Obama's reelection campaign in 2012.[6] He is a member of the National Jewish Democratic Council.[7]
Ambassador service
On July 30, 2013, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Mamet to be the U.S. ambassador to Argentina[5] despite the fact that Mamet has never been to Argentina.[3] On July 31, 2013, Obama formally nominated Mamet to the post.[8] Mamet's nomination languished for months after his United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. He speaks conversational Spanish.[6][9]
On June 24, 2014, the Senate's foreign relations committee voted to forward Mamet's nomination to the full Senate.[10] On November 20, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on Mamet's nomination.
On December 1, 2014, the U.S. Senate voted 50-36 for cloture on Mamet's nomination, thereby ending a Republican-led filibuster of his nomination.[11][12] On December 2, 2014, the Senate confirmed Mamet in a 50-43 vote and he was sworn in on December 10, 2014.[13] He arrived in Argentina on January 16, 2015 and presented his credentials that same day.[14]
Personal
Mamet has been a resident of Marina del Rey, California.[4] He is not married and has no children.[15]
References
- ↑ "Deputy Chief of Mission". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- ↑ Times of Israel: "Noah Mamet confirmed as US envoy to Argentina - Democratic Party fundraiser approved for post despite criticism he has never visited the country" December 4, 2014
- 1 2 3 4 5 Haaretz: "Obama fundraiser Noah Mamet appointed U.S. envoy to Argentina - Mamet, a fundraiser for Democratic causes, has been confirmed to the Argentinian envoy post, despite having never visited the country" December 3, 2014
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Noah Mamet nominated as US ambassador". buenosairesherald.com.
- 1 2 3 "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov.
- 1 2 http://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/5-FY2014/F-2013-12853/DOC_0C05521180/C05521180.pdf
- ↑ Jewish Telegraph: "Dems fundraiser Noah Mamet confirmed as U.S. envoy to Argentina" December 3, 2014
- ↑ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov.
- ↑ ABC News. "5 Most Cringe-Worthy Blunders From Obama's Ambassador Nominees". ABC News.
- ↑ http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ntquery/z?nomis:113PN0113300:
- ↑ "Senate advances nominations of Obama bundlers". TheHill.
- ↑ "U.S. Senate: Roll Call Vote". senate.gov. 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Embassy Event - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Embassy of the United States". usembassy.gov.
- ↑ "Timerman recibió al nuevo embajador de Estados Unidos" (in Spanish). Télam. January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Congressional Record, Volume 160 Issue 99 (Tuesday, June 24, 2014)". gpo.gov.
External links
| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by Vilma Martínez |
United States Ambassador to Argentina 2015–present |
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