Charles P. Ries (born 1951) is the vice president, International [1] at the Rand Corporation.
Diplomatic career
editRies joined the foreign service in 1975.[2] He was the United States Minister for Economic Affairs and Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq, serving at American Embassy Baghdad.
Ries served as U.S. Ambassador to Greece (2004–07) and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (2000–04), in the latter capacity overseeing the U.S.-European Union relationship, economics, energy, and public diplomacy.
Ries had earlier assignments in London, Brussels, Ankara and the Santo Domingo. He was detailed to USTR as Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for North American Affairs and was a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiating team. At State Department headquarters, Ries worked on international energy and G-7/G-8 Summits, among other issues.
Education
editHe attended Asheville School. Ries holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from the Johns Hopkins University.
Personal
editRies is married to Marcie Berman Ries, the former U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Charles P. Ries - RAND Profile". RAND. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR CHARLES P. RIES" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 27 April 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.