Marc Grossman
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Marc Grossman is a retired American Ambassador to Turkey and civil servant.
In 2005, Marc Grossman completed 29 years of public service when he retired from the State Department as the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. Grossman served as the Department’s third-ranking official, supporting U.S. diplomacy worldwide.
Grossman previously served as the Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources from 2000 to 2001. At the direction of the Secretary of State, he revamped the State Department’s human resource strategies, including the Department’s strategies for training, assigning, and retaining personnel both at home and abroad.
As Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs from 1997 to 2000, Grossman was responsible for over 4,000 State Department employees posted in 50 sites abroad with a program budget of $1.2 billion. He played a lead role in orchestrating NATO's 50th anniversary Summit in Washington in 1999 and helped direct U.S. participation in NATO’s military campaign in Kosovo that same year.
Grossman was U.S. Ambassador to Turkey from 1994 to 1997. In Turkey, he promoted security cooperation, human rights and democracy, and a vibrant U.S.-Turkish economic relationship. Grossman had previously served as the U.S. Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission from 1989 to 1992.
As the Executive Secretary of the State Department and Special Assistant to the Secretary of State from 1993 to 1994, Grossman managed operations for the senior State Department leadership. He served as the Deputy Director of the Private Law Office of Lord Carrington, the Secretary General of NATO, from 1983 to 1986 and at the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan from 1976 to 1983.
A native of Los Angeles, California, Grossman graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara and later received an MSc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science. As a result of his outstanding service to his country, Grossman is the recipient of numerous honors and awards. He attained the Foreign Service’s highest rank in 2004 when the President appointed him to the rank of Career Ambassador; he received the Secretary of State’s Distinguished Service Award the following year. Grossman serves on the Board of Directors/Trustees of a number of non-profit and educational institutions.
[edit] External links
- Marc Grossman Biography posted on the website of the United States Department of State.
- Marc Grossman, Vice Chairman of Cohen Group Biography posted on the website of the Cohen Group.
- Marc Grossman Profile posted on the website of the Center for Cooperative Research.
- Marc Grossman's statement on NATO & Kosovo, United States Senate Armed Services Committee, October 28, 1999.
- Marc Grossman's briefing on U.S. Interests and Turkey, as posted by Assaf Moghadam in the Middle East Forum, March 13, 2000.
- Photos of Marc Grossman's visit to NATO, NATO, February 27, 2003.
- Marc Grossman's Op-ed: 'A Middle East Final Act?' The German Marshall Fund of the United States, June 6, 2008.
- Marc Grossman's Op-ed: 'Opening up trade with Colombia' The Boston Globe, July 10, 2008.
- Marc Grossman LinkedIn Profile.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Clark Barkley |
United States Ambassador to Turkey 1994 – 1997 |
Succeeded by Mark Robert Parris |
| Preceded by Thomas R. Pickering |
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs 2001 – 2005 |
Succeeded by R. Nicholas Burns |
