Barry B. White
| Barry B. White | |
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| United States Ambassador to Norway | |
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In office October 21, 2009 – September 27, 2013 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Benson K. Whitney |
| Succeeded by | Julie Furuta-Toy |
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| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Eleanor G. White |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Ambassador |
| Profession | Jurist |
| Religion | Jewish |
Barry B. White is an American lawyer and former ambassador. He served as United States Ambassador to Norway from 2009 to 2013.
White holds an A.B. from Harvard College, and Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School, , where he was an Editor of the Harvard Law Review.
White was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the United States Public Health Service and served from 1967 to 1969 in the legislative liaison office in the Office of the Surgeon General at the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
Prior to his appointment as Ambassador, White served for over 13 years as Chairman and Managing Partner (CEO) of Foley Hoag LLP, where he was a senior partner in the firm’s business, corporate, international and government strategies practice areas. He practised law at Foley Hoag for 40 years. He also served as Chair of Lex Mundi, the world’s largest international association of independent law firms, and co-founded the "Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation", to provide pro bono legal advice to social entrepreneurs around the world.
White has served as Secretary, General Counsel and Member of the Executive Committee of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and as a Director of the Massachusetts Alliance for International Business. He was active with many organizations and boards, including the American Bar Association, as a member of the Business and International Sections; Edgewater Technology; the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City; the Boston Municipal Research Bureau; the Northeastern University School of Social Science, Public Policy and Urban Affairs; the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health; the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine; and several others.
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