Fay Hartog-Levin
Encyclopedia
Fay Hartog-Levin is an American
lawyer
, consultant
, and diplomat
. She is the current United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
.
Fay Hartog was born in 1948 in the United States
. Her parents Ada and Jo Hartog were Dutch Jews that fled from the Netherlands
to Suriname
in 1942 and emigrated to the United States
in 1948, shortly before she was born. She studied Russian language and literature at Northwestern University
and law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law
. For over twenty years, she worked as a lawyer. She was an attorney and executive of the Field Museum
in Chicago
and she was a consultant for the Res Publica Group. She is married to Daniel Levin, and she is the mother of two children.
In 2009, she succeeded James Culbertson
and became the 65th United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
in The Hague
. She presented her credentials to Queen Beatrix
on August 19, 2009.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, consultant
Consultant
A consultant is a professional who provides professional or expert advice in a particular area such as management, accountancy, the environment, entertainment, technology, law , human resources, marketing, emergency management, food production, medicine, finance, life management, economics, public...
, and diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
. She is the current United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
The United States diplomatic mission to the Netherlands consists of the embassy located in The Hague and a consular office located in Amsterdam.In 1782, John Adams was appointed America's first Minister Plenipotentiary to Holland...
.
Fay Hartog was born in 1948 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Her parents Ada and Jo Hartog were Dutch Jews that fled from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
to Suriname
Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...
in 1942 and emigrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1948, shortly before she was born. She studied Russian language and literature at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
and law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Loyola University Chicago School of Law is the law school of the Loyola University Chicago, in Illinois. Established in 1909, by the Society of Jesus, the Roman Catholic order of the Jesuits, the School of Law is located in downtown Chicago, within walking distance of the Water Tower , the John...
. For over twenty years, she worked as a lawyer. She was an attorney and executive of the Field Museum
Field Museum of Natural History
The Field Museum of Natural History is located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It sits on Lake Shore Drive next to Lake Michigan, part of a scenic complex known as the Museum Campus Chicago...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and she was a consultant for the Res Publica Group. She is married to Daniel Levin, and she is the mother of two children.
In 2009, she succeeded James Culbertson
James Culbertson
James B. Culbertson was the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands until 2009. He was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as ambassador and commissioned on July 10, 2008. He presented his credentials to Queen Beatrix on August 13, 2008.Culbertson has a degree from The Citadel, and...
and became the 65th United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
The United States diplomatic mission to the Netherlands consists of the embassy located in The Hague and a consular office located in Amsterdam.In 1782, John Adams was appointed America's first Minister Plenipotentiary to Holland...
in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
. She presented her credentials to Queen Beatrix
Beatrix of the Netherlands
Beatrix is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Aruba. She is the first daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She studied law at Leiden University...
on August 19, 2009.