- Craig Roberts Stapleton
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Craig Roberts Stapleton 
61st United States Ambassador to France In office
2005–2009President George W. Bush
Barack ObamaPreceded by Howard H. Leach Succeeded by Charles Rivkin 4th United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic In office
2001–2004President George W. Bush Preceded by John Shattuck Succeeded by William J. Cabaniss Personal details Born Kansas City, Missouri Spouse(s) Dorothy Walker Stapleton Children 2 Residence Greenwich, Connecticut Alma mater Harvard University Occupation Diplomat, Businessman Craig Roberts Stapleton is a former United States ambassador to France and the Czech Republic.[1][2]
Biography
Stapleton was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His grandfather, Benjamin F. Stapleton, was a politician who served five terms as mayor of Denver.[3] 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.[1] His wife, Dorothy Walker Stapleton, is a first cousin of former U.S. president George H.W. Bush.
He 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.[1] He has served on the board of directors for several companies including Allegheny Properties, Metro PCS, TB Woods and Winston Partners.[1] In July 2009, he became a co-owner of the St. Louis Cardinals.[4]
During the administration of George H.W. Bush, Stapleton sat on the Board of the Peace Corps. He served as ambassador to the Czech Republic from August 2001 to December 2003.[5] In 2004, he was the Connecticut State Chairman for the Bush-Cheney reelection campaign. In June 2005 he was appointed ambassador to France and served until July 2009.[5]
In 2007 he recommended to the Bush administration that they wage a trade war on European crops, due to European resistance to genetically modified foods such as MON 810, thus denying a key US export.[6]
Stapleton made an appearance on the Food Network show, The Next Iron Chef in 2007. The final three chefs remaining in the competition each prepared a three-course American-themed dinner for the ambassador and 20 guests. The competition took place in the ambassador's official residence.[7]
Stapleton and his wife live in Greenwich, Connecticut and have two adult children; his son Walker was elected Colorado State Treasurer in 2010.
References
- ^ a b c d "Ambassador Craig Roberts Stapleton". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 2007-11-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20071130105045/http://france.usembassy.gov/ambassador/default.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ "Embassy of the United States, Prague". United States Department of State. http://prague.usembassy.gov/former_ambassadors.html. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- ^ Sealover, Ed (2009-04-07). "Businessman Stapleton to Run for Colorado Treasurer". Denver Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/04/06/daily21.html. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ "Craig R. Stapleton". Council of American Ambassadors. http://www.americanambassadors.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Members.view&memberid=319. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ a b "Craig Robert Stapleton". Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State. http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/stapleton-craig-robert. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ "WikiLeaks: U.S. Wanted Trade War Over GM Crops". CBS News. 2011-01-04. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/01/04/world/main7211185.shtml. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ "Lead and Inspire". The Next Iron Chef. 2007-11-04. No. 5, season 1.
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Media related to Craig Roberts Stapleton at Wikimedia CommonsDiplomatic posts Preceded by
John ShattuckU.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic
2001–2004Succeeded by
William J. CabanissPreceded by
Howard H. LeachU.S. Ambassador to France
2005–2009Succeeded by
Charles RivkinPreceded by
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2006–2009Succeeded by
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