Anthony Langhorne

June 5, 1938

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

He received his Bachelor of Arts from The Citadel in 1960. After graduating from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina (U.S.), Motley joined the Air Force and was posted from 1965 to 1967 in Panama—his only Central American experience—and later in Alaska. There he switched careers and founded what has since become the largest real estate firm in the state." 1. According to a Foreign Policy Article "The Art of Leaking" published January 20, 2010, "An assistant secretary of state, Langhorne A. Motley, once defined a leak as a "premature unauthorized partial disclosure." 2. According to a news item on the Saint John"s University Website "Ambassador Motley then discussed his experiences working with Latin America and some general principals of United States. relations with Latin America in general, as well as specific countries. He also emphasized the importance and relevance of our country’s foreign policy towards Latin American nations. “Up through World World War II, you could separate foreign policy from domestic policy,” said Ambassador Motley. “This is no longer true. Today many issues at the center of Latin American policy are also domestic issues.”.

Anthony Langhorne

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Background

Time Magazine described Langhorne A. Motley as "The son of an American oil executive and a British-Brazilian mother, he was born and grew up amid sun-splashed privilege in Rio de Janeiro.

Career

He received his Bachelor of Arts from The Citadel in 1960. After graduating from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina (U.S.), Motley joined the Air Force and was posted from 1965 to 1967 in Panama—his only Central American experience—and later in Alaska. There he switched careers and founded what has since become the largest real estate firm in the state."

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According to a Foreign Policy Article "The Art of Leaking" published January 20, 2010, "An assistant secretary of state, Langhorne A. Motley, once defined a leak as a "premature unauthorized partial disclosure."

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According to a news item on the Saint John"s University Website "Ambassador Motley then discussed his experiences working with Latin America and some general principals of United States. relations with Latin America in general, as well as specific countries. He also emphasized the importance and relevance of our country’s foreign policy towards Latin American nations.

“Up through World World War II, you could separate foreign policy from domestic policy,” said Ambassador Motley. “This is no longer true.

Today many issues at the center of Latin American policy are also domestic issues.”.

Achievements

Military service: United States Air Force (1960-1970) United States Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1983-1985) United States Ambassador to Brazil (1981-1983) Valeria, Incorporated. President (1980-1981) Citizens for the Management of Alaska Lands, Incorporated. Executive Vice President (1977-1980) Alaska State Official Commissioner of Commerce and Economic Development (1975-1977) RODMAR, Incorporated. VP (-1974) Crescent Realty, Incorporated. President (c 1972) Area Realtors, Incorporated. (Anchorage) VP (since 1970) American Academy of Diplomacy Bayou Leader Public Affairs Committee Bush-Cheney "04 Council on Foreign Relations George W. Bush for President Board of Telos Corporation (2004–2006) John McCain 2008 Junior Achievement Board of Directors.

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Quotations: “Up through World World War II, you could separate foreign policy from domestic policy,”.

Membership

He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Council on Foreign Relations.

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