Robert H. Tuttle
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His Excellency Robert H. Tuttle |
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| United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
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In office October 19, 2005 – February 6, 2009 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| President |
George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Prime Minister |
Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | William S. Farish III |
| Succeeded by | Louis Susman |
| Director of Presidential Personnel | |
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In office February 7, 1985 – January 20, 1989 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | John S. Herrington |
| Succeeded by | Chase Untermeyer |
| Personal details | |
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Robert Holmes Tuttle August 4, 1943 California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Denise Hummer |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Businessman |
Robert Holmes Tuttle (born August 4, 1943) is a businessman specializing in car dealerships. He also held the post of United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom from July 2005 to February 2009.
A California native, he was nominated to be Ambassador by U.S. President George W. Bush. He had raised more than $200,000 for Bush's 2004 re-election campaign and inauguration ceremony. Both Tuttle and his predecessor William Farish were both wealthy private citizens with personal and financial ties to the Bush family. Tuttle is the son of Holmes Tuttle, founder of the Southern California chain of auto dealerships and, in the 1960s and 1970s, a prominent force behind the political rise of actor Ronald Reagan. Tuttle previously worked in the White House during the Reagan administration as an Assistant to the President in 1982, and Director of Presidential Personnel in 1985. An avid tennis player, he enjoyed occasional games of tennis at the White House tennis court. Tuttle was also on the Board of Directors of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
He is a graduate of Stanford University, and earned his MBA degree at the University of Southern California. Tuttle is a partner in an automobile dealership based in Beverly Hills, California. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Pacific Council on International Policy. He is a Trustee of the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress in Washington, D.C.
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