Duke Buchan

Duke Buchan
Official portrait, 2015
United States Ambassador to Morocco
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentDonald Trump
SucceedingPuneet Talwar
Finance Chair of the Republican National Committee
In office
January 31, 2022  March 18, 2025
Preceded byTodd Ricketts
Succeeded byJD Vance
United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra
In office
January 18, 2018  January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byJames Costos
Succeeded byJulissa Reynoso Pantaleón
Personal details
Born
Richard Duke Buchan III

(1963-07-03) July 3, 1963
Henderson, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseHannah Buchan
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)
OccupationFinancier, 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.