Derek Shearer

Derek Shearer
Shearer speaks at The Nexus Institute in 2016
United States Ambassador to Finland
In office
July 1, 1994 – October 31, 1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byJohn Hubert Kelly
Succeeded byEric S. Edelman
Personal details
Born(1946-12-05)December 5, 1946
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
SpouseSue Toigo
Residence(s)Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles
EducationYale University (BA)
Union Graduate School (Ph.D)
Shearer (c. 1994)

Derek Shearer (born December 5, 1946) is an American former diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Finland.[1] He is currently employed by Occidental College,[2] directing the McKinnon Center for Global Affairs and serving as a Chevalier Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs.[3]