Bruce J. Oreck

Bruce Oreck
United States Ambassador to Finland
In office September 10, 2009 – July 2015
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Michael Butler (Acting)
Succeeded by	Charles Adams
Personal details
Born	January 3, 1953 New York City, New York[1]
Alma mater	Johns Hopkins University Louisiana State University, Baton Rogue New York University

Bruce J. Oreck (born January 3, 1953)^[1] was the U.S. Ambassador to Finland until July 2015.^[2]

Personal life

Oreck holds a Bachelor of Arts from The Johns Hopkins University, and a Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University, as well as a Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University.^[2] He became a partner in a New Orleans law firm representing the oil and gas industry. In 1992 he founded his own firm, Oreck, Crighton, Adams & Chase.^[3]

Oreck has authored several books on taxation.^[2] He was one of the major contributors to Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008.^[3]

Reception

Idriss J. Aberkane and Eirin B. Haug at E-International Relations cited Oreck as a "vanguard green diplomat" advocating noopolitik and the Blue Economy:

"Here comes green diplomacy, here comes Noopolitik, here comes Oreck's [...] advice of turning a significant piece of the Department of Defense's gargantuan budget into a global investment for peace, prosperity, exemplarity and the Blue Economy rather than for destruction, just as Jimmy Carter had advised."^[4]

References

1. "Attorney Bruce J Oreck". Lawyer Central. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
2. "Oreck, Bruce J.". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
3. Noel Brinkerhoff (1 December 2009). "Ambassador to Finland: Who is Bruce Oreck?". AllGov. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
4. Idriss J. Aberkane; Eirin B. Haug (8 October 2012). "Noopolitik in the Arctic". E-International Relations. Retrieved 25 July 2015.