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John R. Bolton was appointed by President George W. Bush as United
States Permanent Representative to the United Nations on August 1,
2005. Prior to his appointment, Ambassador Bolton served as Under
Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security from
May 2001 to May 2005. |
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Prior to this, Ambassador Bolton was Senior Vice President of
the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). AEI is a nonprofit
public policy center dedicated to preserving and strengthening
the foundations of freedom through research education, and open
debate. |
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Ambassador Bolton has spent many years of his career in public service.
Previous positions he has held are Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, |
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1985-1989; Assistant Administrator for Program and Policy Coordination, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1982-1983; General Counsel, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1981-1982. |
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Ambassador Bolton is also an attorney. From 1974-1981 he was an associate at the Washington office of Covington & Burling, where he returned as a member of the firm from 1983-1985, after public service at the U.S. Agency for International Development. From 1993 through 1999, he was a partner in the law firm of Lerner, Reed, Bolton & McManus. |
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Ambassador Bolton was born in Baltimore on November 20, 1948. He graduated with a B.A., summa cum laude, from Yale University and received his J.D. from Yale Law School |
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