Ambassador
P. Robert Fannin
Ambassador P. Robert Fannin has enjoyed a 44-year career as a lawyer in private practice and
as a businessman. In those roles he has worked in the public
policy arena, has advised many businesses on legal matters, and has
served as an officer and director of two financial institutions. On
November 15, Amb. Fannin was sworn in as the United States Ambassador to
the Dominican Republic.
Since 1963,
he has been in the private practice of law. He is presently a
partner with the 450 attorney international law firm of Steptoe &
Johnson LLP. He has been an active member of the Bar, including 14
years as a Chairman of State Bar legal education programs. He
received the Distinguished Service Award from the Arizona State
University College of Law in 1995, and was appointed by the
Supreme Court of Arizona to serve on the State Commission on Salaries of
Elected Officials.
Ambassador Fannin
has been a strong proponent of responsible economic growth for Arizona.
He has served on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the
Arizona Chamber of Commerce, as well as many committees of the Greater
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, including the Special Events Committee,
which was created to promote Greater Phoenix through the sponsorship of
sporting events. He also served on numerous committees under
several governors, including the Governor’s Strategic Partnership for
Economic Development, the Governor’s Transportation Task Force, the Plan
B Task Force (stadium financing) and Growing Smarter. As Chairman
and Member of the Governor’s Motion Picture and Television Advisory
Board, he actively promoted film and television production in Arizona.
Ambassador Fannin
continues to be active in charitable non-profit work and volunteer
service. He is an emeritus board member (former Chairman) of the
Barrow Neurological Institute Foundation, and a member of the Alexis de
Tocqueville Society (United Way). Since 2005, he has served as a
member of the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships.
A native of
Phoenix, Ambassador Fannin received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from
Stanford University and a Juris Doctorate degree from the James E.
Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. He served on
active duty for three years as a commissioned officer in the United
States Air Force. He is married to Dr. Elizabeth Wilkinson Fannin,
a retired neuro-anesthesiologist, and is the father of three children,
Paul, Jr., Sheryl and Joe. |
