Gordon Sondland
Gordon David Sondland (born July 16, 1957)[1][2] is an American diplomat and businessman. He was the United States Ambassador to the European Union from 2018 to 2020.[3]
Gordon Sondland | |
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United States Ambassador to the European Union | |
In office July 9, 2018 – February 7, 2020 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Anthony L. Gardner |
Succeeded by | Mark Gitenstein |
Personal details | |
Born | Gordon David Sondland July 16, 1957 Mercer Island, Washington, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Katherine Durant |
Alma mater | University of Washington |
Sondland is also the founder and former chairman of Provenance Hotels and co-founder of the merchant bank Aspen Capital. In November 2019, Sondland testified as a witness at the Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. He was fired by Trump on February 7, 2020, two days after Trump's impeachment trial ended.
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Sondland (far left) at the United States–EU Energy Council meeting in Brussels on July 12, 2018
Volodymyr Zelensky and the U.S. Delegation at the May 20, 2019 Presidential inauguration of Zelensky
References
- ↑ https://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/EU/XXVI/EU/01/45/EU_14558/imfname_10793607.pdf
- ↑ Manning, Jeff (3 October 2019). "Who is Gordon Sondland? Portland hotel magnate's stunning climb to Trump inner circle lands him in impeachment scandal". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
By the time Sondland was born in 1957...
- ↑ "PN1945 — Gordon D. Sondland — Department of State". Congress.Gov. June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.