About Mark
Mark Gitenstein is an American lawyer and diplomat born in 1946 in Montgomery, Alabama. He served as chief counsel and minority chief counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1987 to 1989 and 1981 to 1987 respectively, working under Senator Joe Biden. He was a partner at Mayer Brown law firm beginning in 1989. Gitenstein served as U.S. ambassador to Romania from 2009 to 2012 under President Barack Obama, during which he was named Foreign Diplomat of the Year by a Romanian news publication and was awarded the Star of Romania. He subsequently served as U.S.
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Politician / DiplomatAnti Corruption EffortsConstitutional LawDiplomatic RelationsMedia FreedomSupreme Court NominationsU.S. Foreign Policy
Known for
- U.S. ambassador to Romania 2009-2012
- U.S. ambassador to the European Union 2022-2025
- Chief counsel to Senate Judiciary Committee
- Author of Matters of Principle about Robert Bork nomination
- Work on fighting corruption and rule of law in Romania
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