Samuel D. Heins

Samuel D. Heins
United States Ambassador to Norway
In office
March 10, 2016 – January 12, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJulie Furuta-Toy (Acting)
Succeeded byJames P. DeHart (Acting)
Personal details
Born (1947-05-31) May 31, 1947 (age 77)
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota Law School

Samuel D. Heins (born May 31, 1947) is the former United States Ambassador to Norway, serving from 2016 to 2017.[1][2] The wait for confirmation of a new ambassador by the United States Senate led to the Embassy being without a Senate-confirmed Ambassador for 29 months. He succeeded Barry B. White, who had resigned the position in 2013.[3]

  1. ^ Revesz, Rachel (January 20, 2017). "Donald Trump has fired all foreign US ambassadors with nobody to replace them". The Independent. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Former Ambassadors". US Embassy in Norway. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. ^ Berglund, Nina K (2016-02-12). "US can finally send new ambassador". www.newsinenglish.no. Nina’s News from Norway. Retrieved 2016-03-28.