Bruce J. Oreck

Bruce J. Oreck (born January 3, 1953)[1] is a former American politician. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Finland from September 2009 to July 2015.[2]

Bruce Oreck
United States Ambassador to Finland
In office
September 10, 2009 – July 2015
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byMichael Butler (Acting)
Succeeded byCharles Adams
Personal details
Born (1953-01-03) January 3, 1953
New York City, New York[1]
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
New York University

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]

After his task as an ambassador ended, he decided to stay in Finland and was invited to teach in Aalto University.[4]

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.[5]

References
  1. "Attorney Bruce J Oreck". Lawyer Central. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. "Oreck, Bruce J." U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. Noel Brinkerhoff (1 December 2009). "Ambassador to Finland: Who is Bruce Oreck?". AllGov. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. Bruce Oreck: ”Minuun on tarttunut suomalaisuutta” Oma aika. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. Idriss J. Aberkane; Eirin B. Haug (8 October 2012). "Noopolitik in the Arctic". E-International Relations. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Michael Butler
Acting		 United States Ambassador to Finland
2009–2015		 Succeeded by
Charles Adams


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