Duke Buchan

Duke Buchan
Finance Chair of the Republican National Committee
Assumed office
January 31, 2022
Preceded byTodd Ricketts
United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra
In office
January 18, 2018 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byJames Costos
Succeeded byJulissa Reynoso Pantaleón
Personal details
Born
Richard Duke Buchan III

(1963-07-03) July 3, 1963 (age 61)
Henderson, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseHannah Buchan
Alma mater
OccupationFinancier, diplomat, farmer, philanthropist

Richard Duke Buchan III (born July 3, 1963)[1] is an American financier, diplomat, farmer and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of Hunter Global Investors,[2] a private investment management firm.[3][4] He served as the United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra from 2017 to 2021,[5] after which he became the current finance chair of the Republican National Committee.

  1. ^ "Richard Duke Buchan III". Florida Resident Database. March 17, 2017. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  2. ^ Thomas Jr., Landon (February 2, 2017). "An Early Trump Backer Awaits His Reward". The New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "Home". Hunter Global Investors. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Trump names campaign donor to be US ambassador to Spain". The Washington Post. August 3, 2017. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Richard Duke Buchan III". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.