S. Fitzgerald Haney

'Fitz' Haney
S. Fitzgerald Haney
U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica
In office
July 8, 2015 – July 15, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byAnne Slaughter Andrew
Succeeded bySharon Day
Personal details
Born
Stafford Fitzgerald Haney

(1969-01-03) January 3, 1969 (age 55)
Nashville, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
SpouseAndrea Dobrick
Children4
EducationGeorgetown University
OccupationDiplomat, businessman
AwardsGrand Silver Cross of the National Order of Juan Mora Fernández

Stafford Fitzgerald Haney (born January 3, 1969) is an American diplomat and businessman who served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica from 2015 to 2017. Haney was nominated as U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica by President Barack Obama on July 8, 2014,[1] and was confirmed by the full Senate on May 23, 2015.[2] He served until July 15, 2017, having been the only Obama-appointed political ambassador in the world allowed to stay under the Donald Trump administration.[3][4]

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Haney grew up in Naperville, Illinois, and graduated from Georgetown University, earning a B.S. in international economics and an M.S. in international business and diplomacy from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, Washington, D.C., 1986–1991.[5][6]

  1. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". Whitehouse.gov. Office of the Press Secretary. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. ^ Spero, Domani (24 May 2015). "U.S. Senate Confirms Two Ambassadors and 6 Foreign Service Lists Before Memorial Day Break". Diplopundit. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. ^ Daugherty, Alex; Ordoñez, Franco (2017-06-14). "Trump to nominate South Florida's Sharon Day as Costa Rica ambassador". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  4. ^ Fitzgerald Haney, S. (10 September 2020). "Op Ed: We need change in U.S. leadership. Citizens abroad can make that happen". The Tico Times. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Stafford Fitzgerald Haney". Department of State. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Haney, Stafford Fitzgerald". Retrieved 2016-08-07.