Wally Brewster
| Wally Brewster | |
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| United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic | |
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In office December 9, 2013 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Raul Yzaguirre |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
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| Born | 1960 (age 56–57) Lindale, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Bob Satawake |
| Alma mater |
Tyler Junior College Texas A&M University |
James Walter Brewster, Jr. (born 1960), commonly known as Wally Brewster, is the United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senate of the United States on November 14, 2013. Brewster was the first person in a same-sex marriage to represent the United States at the ambassadorial level in the Americas. He left office on January 20, 2017.
Bewster was born in 1960. A native of Lindale, Texas, Brewster earned an A.A. in Marketing at Tyler Junior College in Texas in 1980 and completed his education in Business Administration at Texas A&M University in 1983.
Brewster is an Internationally recognized Diplomat and Business leader. His career began with marketing and management positions in the Dallas area. In 1996, he moved to Chicago to work for a real estate investment trust, General Growth Properties, where he eventually became senior vice president for marketing and communications. In 2010, Brewster started his own company, SB&K Global, also based in Chicago.
In addition to his business career, Brewster served as the National Co-Chair of the LGBT Leadership Council for the Democratic National Committee and held the same role in the Obama 2012 campaign. As a fundraiser for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, Brewster and Satawake raised over $1,000,000 in donations. Brewster was also involved with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) for more than 30 years and served on its National Board of Directors.
President Obama nominated Brewster for the post of Ambassador to the Dominican Republic on June 21, 2013, to replace Raul Humberto Yzaguirre, who resigned in May citing health reasons. The U.S. embassy in Santo Domingo noted the nomination on its website: "This nomination, given the close relationship between Mr. Brewster and President Obama, points to the importance of the Dominican Republic to the United States." When asked how the government of the Dominican Republic viewed the nomination in light of Brewster's sexual orientation, César Pina Toribio, legal advisor to Dominican President Danilo Medina said the nomination demonstrated that the government had been consulted and not objected.
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