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Mark Gitenstein was born on 7 March, 1946 in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S., is an American diplomat (born 1947). Discover Mark Gitenstein's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?
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Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
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United States
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Mark Gitenstein Height, Weight & Measurements
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Mark Gitenstein Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Mark Gitenstein worth at the age of 78 years old? Mark Gitenstein’s income source is mostly from being a successful diplomat. He is from United States. We have estimated Mark Gitenstein's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Mark Henry Gitenstein (born March 7, 1947) is an American lawyer and diplomat who is serving as the United States ambassador to the European Union since 2022.
He was nominated by President Joe Biden on July 27, 2021, and confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 2021.
He attended the Indian Springs School, graduating in 1964.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown Law School.
Gitenstein also served as counsel to the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (1975–1978).
Gitenstein served as chief counsel (1987–1989) and minority chief counsel (1981–1987) to the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, serving under then-Senator Joe Biden.
He became a partner at Mayer Brown in 1989 and was a "nonresident senior fellow" at the Brookings Institution.
He is the author of Matters of Principle, a non-fiction book about the Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination, for which he was awarded the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel award.
He has been selected by his peers several times for inclusion in "Best Lawyers in America".
He was also on the advisory board for President-elect Barack Obama's presidential transition team.
He was named as a leading choice to lead the Office of Legal Policy in the Department of Justice.
but was rejected after public reports of his extensive work as a registered lobbyist for the US Chamber of Commerce.
He formerly served as the United States ambassador to Romania from 2009 to 2012; he was nominated by President Barack Obama on June 11, 2009 and confirmed by the Senate on July 8, 2009.
In 2009 Gitenstein was nominated for the post of U.S. Ambassador to Romania.
The Romanian English-language news daily Nine O'Clock selected Ambassador Gitenstein as "The Foreign Diplomat of the Year for 2011."
Gitenstein worked to strengthen relations with Romania on a variety of issues, focusing on fighting corruption, improving transparency, and strengthening the rule of law.
He actively promoted deeper development of Romania's equity markets, as well as a fair and transparent business environment for all investors.
He also encouraged greater private sector involvement in state-owned enterprises (SOEs), including the introduction of a corporate governance code for SOEs.
As a means of promoting social change, Gitenstein worked with TechSoup Romania to establish Restart Romania, a project designed to demonstrate the power of the internet and social media to find solutions to social justice problems, support transparency of public institutions, and promote grass roots efforts to fight corruption.
The U.S.–Romanian Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement was signed and negotiated during Gitenstein's tenure in Bucharest.
Gitenstein travelled to Afghanistan three times to visit U.S. and Romanian troops.
He was a human rights advocate for the country's minority Roma population.
He was awarded the Star of Romania, the country's highest civilian honor, in 2012.
Gitenstein is of Romanian Jewish heritage, as his grandparents were immigrants from Botoșani, Romania in the late-19th century.
On September 5, 2020, Gitenstein was announced to be a member of the advisory council of the Biden-Harris Transition Team.
On July 27, 2021, President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Gitenstein to be the United States ambassador to the European Union.
His nomination was sent to the Senate the following day.
On September 28, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
On October 19, 2021, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee.
The United States Senate confirmed him on December 18, 2021 by voice vote.
Gitenstein presented his credentials to the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on January 24, 2022.
He is married to Elizabeth (Libby) Gitenstein and has three children and seven grandchildren.
