Rick Barton (diplomat)
Frederick "Rick" Barton | |
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Rick Barton | |
| Born | September 5, 1949 Buenos Aires |
| Education | B.A. in government from Harvard College (1971) |
| Occupation(s) | Diplomat, Educator, Author |
Rick Barton | |
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| 1st Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations | |
| In office March 30, 2012 – September 30, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | David Malcolm Robinson |
Frederick "Rick" Barton (born September 5, 1949) is an American diplomat, educator, and writer. He served as the founding Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations at the U.S. Department of State until September 2014. Currently a lecturer at Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs, he is also the co-director of the university's Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative (SINSI) with his wife, Kit Lunney.