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Bruce Oreck
Official portrait, 2009
United States Ambassador to Finland
In office
September 10, 2009 – July 25, 2015
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byMichael Butler (Acting)
Succeeded byCharles Adams
Personal details
Born

Bruce James Oreck


(1953-01-03) January 3, 1953 (age 71)
New York City, U.S.[1]
ParentDavid Oreck (father)
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
New York University

Bruce James Oreck (born January 3, 1953)[1] is a former American politician. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Finland from September 2009 to July 2015.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Oreck was born to a Jewish family. His father is David Oreck who founded Oreck Corporation.

Education[edit]

He holds a Bachelor of Arts from The Johns Hopkins University, and a Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University, as well as a Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University.[2]

Career[edit]

He became a partner in a New Orleans law firm representing the oil and gas industry. In 1992 he founded his own firm, Oreck, Crighton, Adams & Chase.[3]

Oreck has authored several books on taxation.[2] He was one of the major contributors to Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008.[3]

After his task as an ambassador ended, he decided to stay in Finland and was invited to teach at Aalto University as an executive in residence at the Aalto Ventures Program and Aalto University School of Business 2015-2022.[4][5][6][7][8] Oreck's subjects were marketing, customer experience, and storytelling.[6]

Currently, he lives in Mexico.[9]

Reception[edit]

Idriss J. Aberkane and Eirin B. Haug at E-International Relations cited Oreck as a "vanguard green diplomat" advocating noopolitik and the Blue Economy:

Here comes green diplomacy, here comes Noopolitik, here comes Oreck's [...] advice of turning a significant piece of the Department of Defense's gargantuan budget into a global investment for peace, prosperity, exemplarity and the Blue Economy rather than for destruction, just as Jimmy Carter had advised.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Attorney Bruce J Oreck". Lawyer Central. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  • ^ a b c "Oreck, Bruce J." U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  • ^ a b Noel Brinkerhoff (1 December 2009). "Ambassador to Finland: Who is Bruce Oreck?". AllGov. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  • ^ Bruce Oreck: ”Minuun on tarttunut suomalaisuutta” Oma aika. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  • ^ "Historiallisia aarteita ja suomalaista designia: tältä näyttää suurlähettiläs Bruce Oreckin kotona Helsingissä". Gloria (in Finnish). 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  • ^ a b "Bruce Oreck to teach at Aalto University | Aalto University". www.aalto.fi. 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  • ^ HS, Jaana Savolainen (2015-07-24). "Bruce Oreck jätti jäähyväiset suurlähettiläänä: "Suomessa opin hiljaisuuden arvon"". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  • ^ Sykkö, Sami (2015-09-05). "Bruce Oreck jäi Suomeen asumaan – sisusti kalloilla ja suurennuslaseilla". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  • ^ "70-vuotias | Entinen suurlähettiläs Bruce Oreck muutti Meksikoon ja löysi elämän pienet ilot". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  • ^ Idriss J. Aberkane; Eirin B. Haug (8 October 2012). "Noopolitik in the Arctic". E-International Relations. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  • Diplomatic posts
    Preceded by

    Michael Butler
    Acting

    United States Ambassador to Finland
    2009–2015
    Succeeded by

    Charles Adams


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