Samuel L. Kaplan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Samuel L. Kaplan

American diplomat

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1936

Place of Birth: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Profession: lawyer, diplomat, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Samuel Louis Kaplan (born 1936) is an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Morocco.
He was appointed ambassador in 2009 by President Barack Obama, replacing the previous ambassador Thomas T.
Riley.
He is one of only a few American Jews to represent the United States in a Muslim nation.Before entering the diplomatic service, Ambassador Kaplan was a well-known business and community leader in Minneapolis, where he headed a law firm that he founded in 1978.
Ambassador Kaplan attended the University of Minnesota where he earned both an undergraduate and a law degree, graduating magna cum laude, and where he served as President of the University of Minnesota Law Review.