Craig Roberts Stapleton (born 1945) is an American diplomat and businessman. He served as Ambassador to France and the Czech Republic during the administrations of President George W. Bush.
Under George H.W. Bush, Stapleton sat on the Board of the Peace Corps. During the first administration of George W. Bush he served as Ambassador to the Czech Republic. In 2004, he was the Connecticut State Chairman for the Bush-Cheney reelection campaign. From 2005-2009 he was Ambassador to France.[4]
Stapleton is a Senior Advisor to Stone Point Capital and a Director of Tenax Aerospace. He serves on the boards of the Vaclav Havel Foundation, the American Friends of Compiegne, the United Way Tocqueville of France, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, the World War I Centennial Commission, and the Trust for the National Mall. He is a Trustee of the American University in Paris, the CERGE-EI Foundation, and the Fishback Foundation. He has served on the Visiting Committee for Harvard College Athletics and the Committee on University Resources and Athletics.
craig, roberts, stapleton, born, 1945, american, diplomat, businessman, served, ambassador, france, czech, republic, during, administrations, president, george, bush, united, states, ambassador, monacoin, office, december, 2006, january, 2009presidentgeorge, b. Craig Roberts Stapleton born 1945 is an American diplomat and businessman He served as Ambassador to France and the Czech Republic during the administrations of President George W Bush Craig Roberts Stapleton1st United States Ambassador to MonacoIn office December 13 2006 January 29 2009PresidentGeorge W BushPreceded byOffice establishedSucceeded byCharles RivkinUnited States Ambassador to FranceIn office July 25 2005 January 29 2009PresidentGeorge W BushPreceded byHoward H LeachSucceeded byCharles Rivkin4th United States Ambassador to the Czech RepublicIn office August 28 2001 December 16 2003PresidentGeorge W BushPreceded byJohn ShattuckSucceeded byWilliam J CabanissPersonal detailsBorn1945 age 78 79 Kansas City Missouri U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseDorothy WalkerRelationsBenjamin F Stapleton paternal grandfather Children2 including WalkerEducationPhillips Exeter AcademyAlma materHarvard UniversityOccupationDiplomat Businessman Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 1 3 Personal life 2 References 3 External linksBiography editEarly life edit Craig Stapleton was born in Kansas City Missouri the son of Katherine Histed Hall and Benjamin Franklin Stapleton Jr His grandfather Benjamin F Stapleton was a politician who served five terms as mayor of Denver 1 He received his secondary school education at Phillips Exeter Academy and a B A magna cum laude from Harvard University He received his M B A from Harvard Business School 2 His wife Dorothy Walker Stapleton is a first cousin of former U S president George H W Bush Career edit Stapleton served as President of Marsh and McLennan Real Estate Advisors of New York from 1982 until 2001 From 1989 to 1998 Stapleton co owned the Texas Rangers baseball team with George W Bush 2 He has served on the board of directors for several companies including Allegheny Properties Metro PCS TB Woods Winston Partners and Abercrombie amp Fitch 2 In July 2009 he became a co owner of the St Louis Cardinals 3 Under George H W Bush Stapleton sat on the Board of the Peace Corps During the first administration of George W Bush he served as Ambassador to the Czech Republic In 2004 he was the Connecticut State Chairman for the Bush Cheney reelection campaign From 2005 2009 he was Ambassador to France 4 Stapleton is a Senior Advisor to Stone Point Capital and a Director of Tenax Aerospace He serves on the boards of the Vaclav Havel Foundation the American Friends of Compiegne the United Way Tocqueville of France the 9 11 Memorial amp Museum the World War I Centennial Commission and the Trust for the National Mall He is a Trustee of the American University in Paris the CERGE EI Foundation and the Fishback Foundation He has served on the Visiting Committee for Harvard College Athletics and the Committee on University Resources and Athletics Personal life edit He and his wife live in North Palm Beach Florida and have two adult children his son Walker Stapleton was elected Colorado State Treasurer in 2010 References edit Sealover Ed 2009 04 07 Businessman Stapleton to Run for Colorado Treasurer Denver Business Journal Retrieved 2010 07 16 a b c Ambassador Craig Roberts Stapleton United States Department of State Archived from the original on 2007 10 30 Retrieved 2007 11 12 Craig R Stapleton Council of American Ambassadors Archived from the original on 2010 09 17 Retrieved 2010 07 16 Craig Robert Stapleton Office of the Historian U S Department of State Archived from the original on 2012 03 09 Retrieved 2017 01 17 External links edit nbsp Media related to Craig Roberts Stapleton at Wikimedia Commons Diplomatic postsPreceded byJohn Shattuck U S Ambassador to the Czech Republic2001 2004 Succeeded byWilliam J CabanissPreceded byHoward H Leach U S Ambassador to France2005 2009 Succeeded byCharles RivkinPreceded byNew office U S Ambassador to Monaco2006 2009 Succeeded byCharles Rivkin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Craig Roberts Stapleton amp oldid 1216773548, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
