Reuben Brigety

Reuben E. Brigety II
Nationality	United States
Occupation	Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs
Years active	October 1, 2015 - Present
Known for	United States Ambassador to the African Union

Reuben E. Brigety, II is the Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs. Prior to joining the Elliott School, he served as United States Ambassador to the African Union and the permanent representative to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.

A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Mr. Brigety is the son of Reuben Brigety, a physician, and Barbara Brigety, an educator and school administrator. He graduated from Sandalwood High School as the salutatorian. He decided at age 21 to apply to the US Naval Academy, and was appointed there as part of the Class of 1995. At the Academy, served as the Midshipman Brigade Commander during his senior year. He earned a Bachelor of Science in political science and graduated as a Distinguished Naval Graduate.

After graduation, he served in The Pentagon. Then through the Thomas G. Pownall Scholarship awarded him from the Naval Academy Alumni Association, he spent two years at the University of Cambridge in England, where he obtained a Master of Philosophy in international relations. Brigety then served as an active duty U.S. naval officer, and entered training to be a submarine officer. Determined to dedicate himself to humanitarian causes, he requested and received an honorable discharge and returned to study at Cambridge and earned Doctor of Philosophy, also in international relations.

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