Langhorne A. Motley


Langhorne Anthony "Tony" Motley was a former United States Ambassador to Brazil and Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Council on Foreign Relations. Ambassador Motley had a wife and two children. He received his Bachelor of Arts from The Citadel in 1960.

Early life

Motley was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Time Magazine described Langhorne A. Motley as "The son of an American oil executive and a British-Brazilian mother, he was born and grew up amid sun-splashed privilege in Rio de Janeiro. After graduating from The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., Motley joined the Air Force and was posted from 1965 to 1967 in Panama—his only Central American experience—and later in Alaska. There he switched careers and founded what has since become the largest real estate firm in the state."

Professional experience

Military service: USAF
US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
US Ambassador to Brazil
Valeria, Inc. President
Citizens for the Management of Alaska Lands, Inc. EVP
Alaska State Official Commissioner of Commerce and Economic Development
RODMAR, Inc. VP
Crescent Realty, Inc. President
Area Realtors, Inc. VP
American Academy of Diplomacy
Bayou Leader PAC
Bush Cheney '04
Council on Foreign Relations
George W. Bush for President
Board of Telos Corporation
John McCain 2008
Junior Achievement Board of Directors

Quotes

  1. According to a Foreign Policy Article "The Art of Leaking" published January 20, 2010, "An assistant secretary of state, Langhorne A. Motley, once defined a leak as a "premature unauthorized partial disclosure."
  2. According to a news item on the St. John's University Website "Ambassador Motley then discussed his experiences working with Latin America and some general principals of U.S. relations with Latin America in general, as well as specific countries. He also emphasized the importance and relevance of our country's foreign policy towards Latin American nations. "Up through World War II, you could separate foreign policy from domestic policy," said Ambassador Motley. "This is no longer true. Today many issues at the center of Latin American policy are also domestic issues."