John R. Bolton
| John R. Bolton | |
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| 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations | |
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In office August 2, 2005 – December 31, 2006 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Anne Patterson (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Wolff (Acting) |
| 3rd Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs | |
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In office May 11, 2001 – July 31, 2005 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John Holum |
| Succeeded by | Robert Joseph |
| 18th Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs | |
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In office May 22, 1989 – January 20, 1993 |
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| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Richard Williamson |
| Succeeded by | Doug Bennet |
| Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division | |
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In office 1988–1989 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Richard K. Willard |
| Succeeded by | Stuart M. Gerson |
| Personal details | |
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John Robert Bolton November 20, 1948 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Christine Bolton (1972–1983) Gretchen Smith |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Yale University (BA, JD) |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Unit | Maryland Army National Guard |
John Robert Bolton (born November 20, 1948) is an American lawyer and diplomat who has served in several Republican administrations. Bolton served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from August 2005 until December 2006 as a recess appointee by President George W. Bush. He resigned in December 2006, when the recess appointment would have otherwise ended, because he was unlikely to win confirmation from the Senate in which a newly elected Democratic Party majority would be taking control in January 2007.
Bolton is currently a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), senior advisor for Freedom Capital Investment Management, a Fox News Channel commentator, and of counsel to the Washington, D.C. law firm Kirkland & Ellis. He was a foreign policy adviser to 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Bolton is also involved with a number of politically conservative think tanks and policy institutes, including the Institute of East-West Dynamics, the National Rifle Association, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the Council for National Policy (CNP) and the Gatestone Institute, where he serves as the organization Chairman.
Bolton has been labeled as a neoconservative, though he personally rejects the term. He has been a prominent participant in several neoconservative groups, like the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA), and the Committee for Peace and Security in the Gulf (CPSG).
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