Robert A. Sherman

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Robert Sherman
United States Ambassador to Portugal
Assumed office
April 5, 2014
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Allan J. Katz
Personal details
Born 1953 (age 62–63)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Political party Democratic[1]
Alma mater University of Rochester
Boston University School of Law

Robert A. Sherman (born 1953)[2] is an attorney and the current U.S. Ambassador to Portugal.

Early life and education

Sherman hails from Boston, Massachusetts. Sherman earned a bachelor of arts in political science at the University of Rochester in 1975 and a J.D. at Boston University School of Law in 1978.[1]

Career

Law career

Sherman worked in private practice as an attorney at a small Boston firm during the 1980s, as well as at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellot, LLC. in the 1990s.[1] From 1991 to 1993, Sherman also served as assistant attorney general of Massachusetts and chief of the state's Consumer Protection Division.[3] In 1993, Sherman then served as a special counsel for the state attorney general.[1]

In 1999, Sherman co-founded the Boston office of the Miami law firm Greenberg Traurig. In this capacity, Sherman focused his practice on corporate investigations and consumer protection.[1]

From 2002 to 2004, Sherman was co-lead counsel representing claimants in a sexual abuse lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.[1]

Sherman was a fundraiser for Obama for America, raising at least $500,000, and has personally donated more than $80,000 to Democratic candidates and organizations.[1][3][4]

Sherman was appointed to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council in January 2013.[1][3][5]

Sherman has served as a board member of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Children’s Trust Fund, and has been co-chair of the Boston Arts Academy Annual Gala Benefit and the Boston CURE Gala for the Epilepsy Foundation.[1]

Ambassadorship

On July 25, 2013 Sherman was nominated by President Barack Obama to be U.S. Ambassador to Portugal.[6][7][8] The United States Senate confirmed Sherman by voice vote in February 2014.[9]

Sherman presented his credentials to the government of Portugal in Lisbon on May 3, 2014.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ambassador to Portugal: Who Is Robert Sherman?". AllGov.com. September 30, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Robert Sherman (1953–)". Office of the Historian. May 3, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Robert Sherman '75 Named Ambassador". Rochester University. October 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ Ondraskova, Danni (October 31, 2015). "U.S. Ambassador to Portugal Speaks at Wellesley". Wellesley News. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ Goode, Jo (March 19, 2014). "Ambassador to Portugal enjoying his new assignment". The Herald. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". White House Office of the Press Secretary. July 25, 2013.
  7. ↑ Heil, Emily (July 26, 2013). "Obama bundler Sherman gets Portugal post". Washington Post.
  8. ↑ "Appointed: Attorney Robert Sherman nominated Ambassador to Portugal – Washington, DC". Portuguese American Journal. July 27, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Senate votes to confirm US ambassadors". The Hill. February 12, 2014.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Allan J. Katz		 U.S. Ambassador to Portugal
April 5, 2014–present 		Incumbent
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