Duke Buchan
Duke Buchan | |
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Official portrait, 2015 | |
| United States Ambassador to Morocco | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Succeeding | Puneet Talwar |
| Finance Chair of the Republican National Committee | |
| In office January 31, 2022 – March 18, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Todd Ricketts |
| Succeeded by | JD Vance |
| United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra | |
| In office January 18, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | James Costos |
| Succeeded by | Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Duke Buchan III July 3, 1963 Henderson, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Hannah Buchan |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Financier, diplomat, farmer, philanthropist |
Richard Duke Buchan III (born July 3, 1963) is an American financier, diplomat, farmer and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of Hunter Global Investors, a private investment management firm. He served as the United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra from 2017 to 2021, after which he became the finance chair of the Republican National Committee.
In March 2025, Donald Trump named Buchan as his nominee for United States ambassador to Morocco.