Allan J. Katz

Allan J. Katz
United States Ambassador to Portugal
In office
March 26, 2010 – July 2013
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Thomas F. Stephenson
Succeeded by Robert A. Sherman
Personal details
Born 1947 (age 70–71)
Political party Democrat
Profession politician
professor

Allan J. Katz (born 1947) is a former City Commissioner of Tallahassee and American Ambassador to Portugal.[1] President Barack Obama nominated Allan to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Portuguese Republic in November 2009. Ambassador Allan Katz is a distinguished professor with the University of Missouri Kansas City Bloch School's Department of Public Affairs and the College of Arts and Science's Political Science Department. He is the founder of the American Public Square, an organization using civil discourse to bridge the partisan divide. Allan is a lawyer by profession who has been active in local and national government and politics for many years. He has been a member of the Democratic National Committee where he helped draft the party's platform for the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Ambassador Katz holds a B.A. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and a J.D. from the American University Washington College of Law in Washington D.C.[2] He was raised in a Jewish family in St. Louis, the son of Fred and Eileen Katz.[3] His father escaped Nazi Germany for the United States where he worked as a salesman;[4] and was one of the original founders of the St. Louis Holocaust Museum.[3] Katz graduated from University City High School.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Ambassador to Portugal: Who is Allan Katz". allgov.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. ↑ http://americanpublicsquare.org/
  3. 1 2 3 St. Louis Jewish Light: "Local boys make good; Call for Unsung, brisket entries" BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN] March 7, 2012
  4. ↑ Portugal Resident: "Guests touched by American ambassador’s revelation" by Chris Graeme July 09, 2010
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Thomas F. Stephenson		 United States Ambassador to Portugal
2010–2013		 Succeeded by
Robert A. Sherman
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