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Michael McFaul

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Michael Anthony McFaul (born October 1, 1963) is an American academic and diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to Russia from 2012 to 2014. McFaul became the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor in International Studies in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University in 1995, where he is the Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. He is also a Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is also a contributing columnist at The Washington Post. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael McFaul is the 83rd most popular diplomat, the 11,650th most popular biography from United States and the 21st most popular American Diplomat.

Michael McFaul is most famous for serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Russia from 2012 to 2014 and for his expertise in Russian politics and U.S.-Russia relations. He is also a prominent political scientist and author, known for his analysis of democracy and foreign policy.

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Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Michael McFaul ranks 83 out of 90. Before him are Wendy Sherman, Vasily Nebenzya, Adolph Dubs, Allamaye Halina, Sumner Welles, and Peter Maurer. After him are Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, Mao Ning, Ibrahim Gambari, Janez Lenarčič, Zhao Lijian, and Barbara Barrett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Michael McFaul ranks 536. Before him are Peter Stamm, Boris Nadezhdin, Jörg Buttgereit, Criss Oliva, Marcus Nispel, and Kevin Chamberlin. After him are Timothy Kopra, Urjit Patel, Malcolm Gladwell, Lisa Nowak, Igor Paklin, and Joanna Going.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael McFaul ranks 11,649 out of 20,380. Before him are Marilyn Maxwell (1921), Remy LaCroix (1988), and Robert Lowery (1913). After him are Albert Maltz (1908), Frank Kameny (1925), Timothy Kopra (1963), Clayton Stanley (1978), Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859), Madison Keys (1995), Tianna Bartoletta (1985), Richard Wilbur (1921), and Debi Mazar (1964).

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Among DIPLOMATS In United States

Among diplomats born in United States, Michael McFaul ranks 21. Before him are Joseph Grew (1880), Edward M. House (1858), Thomas A. Shannon Jr. (1958), Wendy Sherman (1949), Adolph Dubs (1920), and Sumner Welles (1892). After him are Barbara Barrett (1950), and Bridget Brink (1969).

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