Benson Whitney
| Benson K. Whitney | |
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| United States Ambassador to Norway | |
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In office November 28, 2005 – October 21, 2009 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John D. Ong |
| Succeeded by | Barry B. White |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 17, 1956 Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary |
| Relations |
Wheelock Whitney I (Grandfather) Wheelock Whitney II (Father) Wheelock Whitney III (Brother) |
| Alma mater |
Vassar College University of Minnesota Law School |
| Profession |
Jurist Diplomat |
Benson Kelley Whitney (born August 17, 1956 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) was the United States Ambassador to Norway from 2006 to 2009.
Whitney grew up in Minnesota branch of the prominent American Whitney family and is of close relation to Vanderbilt family. He graduated high school from Verde Valley School in Sedona, AZ in 1974. He graduated with a B.A. from Vassar College magna cum laude in Poughkeepsie, New York and a JD from the University of Minnesota Law School magna cum laude. While at Minnesota he was an editor of the Law Review and member of the Order of the Coif.
Whitney went on to practice law with Popham, Haik, Schnobrich, and Kaufman Ltd. where he specialized in regulatory industries such as health care, cable television and election law. He became the managing general partner of the Gideon Hixon Fund, an evergreen venture capital fund which focused on early-stage technology and health care companies in Minnesota and California. He was elected president of the Minnesota Venture Capital Association. He was also chief executive officer of Whitney Management Company, a private investment advisory firm. Whitney's entrance into politics came in 2004, where he was the Minnesota executive director and finance chair for the Bush-Cheney 2004 presidential campaign, as well as Minnesota finance chair for the Republican National Committee.
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