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Richard L. Morningstar

Diplomat · Politician · Counter-sanctioned entity

Richard L. Morningstar is subject to counter-sanctions. Counter-sanctions are designations imposed by countries with weak democratic institutions. They are often punitive responses to foreign sanctions, or can be used to suppress domestic political opposition. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Richard L. Morningstar · Richard Morningstar · Riçard Morninqstar · Морнингстар, Ричард · Ричард МОРНИНГСТАР · 3 more...				[sources]
Other name	Richard L. Morningstar				[sources]
Weak alias	理查·莫寧斯塔				[sources]
Birth date	1945				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
First name	Richard				[sources]
Last name	Morningstar				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7327901				[sources]
Position	Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy (2009-2012) · United States Ambassador to Azerbaijan (2012-2015) · United States Ambassador to the European Union (1999-2001) · бывший Посол США в Азербайджане и Специальный представитель по евразийской энергетике				[sources]
Education	Bachelor of Arts · Harvard College · Juris Doctor (1970) · Stanford Law School · Stanford University				[sources]
Last change	2025-09-17	Last processed	2025-09-17	First seen	2024-09-06

Descriptions

American diplomat

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-06

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Russia	Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации		-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States Ambassador to Azerbaijan	2012-07-20	2015-01-01

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,072

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Russia Personal Sanctions Targeting US Citizens2,168

A list of US citizens under personal sanctions by the Russian Federation.

Russia · MFA

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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