{{Short description|American diplomat (born 1957)}} {{for|persons of a similar name|Mark Stanley (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Marc Robert Stanley | honorific_suffix = | image = Official_portrait_of_Ambassador_Marc_Stanley.jpg | alt = | order = 52nd | ambassador_from = United States | country = Argentina | president = [[List of ambassadors appointed by Joe Biden|Joe Biden]] | term_start = January 24, 2022 | term_end = January 17, 2025<ref>https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15qxfYtAPb/</ref> | succeeding = | predecessor = [[Edward C. Prado]] | successor = [[Peter Lamelas]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|5|27}} | birth_place = [[Dallas]], Texas, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = Wendy Stanley | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | relations = | children = 3 | education = [[George Washington University]] ([[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]])<br>[[University of Texas at Austin]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) | occupation = | profession = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Marc Robert Stanley''' (born May 27, 1957) is an American diplomat, trial lawyer, political activist, Jewish community leader, and philanthropist. Stanley served as the [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Argentina|United States ambassador to Argentina]] during President [[Joe Biden]]'s administration.
== Legal career == Stanley is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and he is licensed in Texas and the District of Columbia. Based in Dallas, Texas, from 1982 to 2022 his practice mostly focused on national class actions and litigation.
Stanley served as President of both the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association. He was voted a "Best Lawyer in Dallas" and a "Super Lawyer" for the entire state of Texas for most years when he actively practiced.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marc R. Stanley {{!}} Dallas, TX {{!}} Consumer & Commercial Law {{!}} Lawyers {{!}} D Magazine |url=http://directory.dmagazine.com/lawyers/Marc-R-Stanley/40392 |access-date=2016-12-22 |website=directory.dmagazine.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Best Lawyers in Texas 2016 |url=https://issuu.com/bestlawyers/docs/dallas-houston-best-lawyers-2016 |access-date=2016-12-22 |newspaper=issuu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Rated Dallas, TX Class Action & Mass Torts Attorney {{!}} Marc Stanley {{!}} Super Lawyers |url=http://profiles.superlawyers.com/texas/dallas/lawyer/marc-r-stanley/51130783-bd3e-424e-ad81-4161acda87be.html |access-date=2016-12-22 |website=Super Lawyers }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
== Community service == Stanley has served as a board member and leader of many Jewish charitable and political organizations, including six years as Chairman of the [[National Jewish Democratic Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njdc.org/board/|title=Board & Leadership|website=National Jewish Democratic Council|access-date=2016-12-22}}</ref>
Stanley also chaired the Legacy Senior Communities, Inc., a Jewish-sponsored, not-for-profit charitable organization providing continuing care retirement communities and in-home care for seniors and their families.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leadingagetexas.org/news/290264/Member-Highlight-The-Legacy-Senior-Communities-Hosts-Annual-Yes-Event-Fundraiser.htm|title=Member Highlight: The Legacy Senior Communities Hosts Annual Yes! Event Fundraiser - LeadingAge Texas|website=www.leadingagetexas.org|access-date=2016-12-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thelegacyseniorcommunities.org/|title=The Legacy Senior Communities & In Home Care|website=thelegacyseniorcommunities.org|access-date=2016-12-22}}</ref> Additionally, Stanley served on the executive committee of the [[Israel Policy Forum]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stanley, Marc R. - Argentine Republic - August 2021 |url=https://2021-2025.state.gov/stanley-marc-r-argentine-republic-august-2021/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=United States Department of State |language=en}}</ref>
== Political involvement == Stanley served as Dallas County chair for Senator [[Lloyd Bentsen]]'s campaign in 1988 and Governor Ann Richards' campaign from 1989 to 1990.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 6, 1990 |title=Dallas Voice |url=https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth615967/m1/11/}}</ref> He chaired Martin Frost's campaign for Congress in 2004 and also chaired Lawyers for Biden in 2020. He also co-founded Blue Senate (a PAC in Dallas) and the Texas Democratic Trust. Additionally, he has worked to help hundreds of House, Senate, Gubernatorial and Presidential candidates over the last 40 years.
== Governmental service == Stanley's national public service began in college, when he worked four years for the U.S. Congress, serving with Representatives [[Mo Udall]] (D-AZ) and [[Dale Kildee]] (D-MI), and with the [[United States House Committee on House Administration|Committee on House Administration]] as an aide to Chairman [[Frank Thompson]] (D-NJ). In that role, he created the first Telephone Directory for the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]], serving as its Editor from 1977 to 1979.
He served as chairman of the Texas Public Finance Authority (appointed in 1991 by Texas Governor [[Ann Richards]]).<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=June 9, 2011 |title=Texas Jewish Post |url=https://tjpnews.com/dallas-doings-114/ |access-date=December 22, 2016}}</ref> Secretary of Defense [[William Cohen]] appointed Stanley as a member of the board of visitors of the [[Air University (United States Air Force)|Air University]].<ref name=":0" />
In 2011, Stanley was appointed by President [[Barack Obama]] as a council-member of the [[United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=President Obama Appoints Three New Members to United States Holocaust Memorial Council — United States Holocaust Memorial Museum |url=https://www.ushmm.org/information/press/press-releases/president-obama-appoints-three-new-members-to-united-states-holocaust-memor |access-date=2016-12-22 |website=www.ushmm.org}}</ref>
== Diplomatic career == On August 6, 2021, President [[Joe Biden]] announced his intent to nominate Stanley to be the next [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Argentina|United States ambassador to Argentina]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-06|title=Biden taps Dallas lawyer Marc Stanley as ambassador to Argentina|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/08/06/biden-taps-dallas-lawyer-marc-stanley-as-ambassador-to-argentina/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=Dallas News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-06|title=President Biden Announces 10 Key Nominations|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/06/president-biden-announces-10-key-nominations/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=The White House|language=en-US}}</ref> On August 10, 2021, his nomination was sent to the [[United States Senate|Senate]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=August 10, 2021 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/10/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-33/}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> Hearings on his nomination were held before the [[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Senate Foreign Relations Committee]] on October 26, 2021. He was reported out of committee on December 15, 2021, and was confirmed by the Senate via [[voice vote]] on December 18, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=PN1029 - Nomination of Marc R. Stanley for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1029?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22stanley%22%2C%22stanley%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=2 |website=www.congress.gov |access-date=29 June 2022 |date=18 December 2021}}</ref> Judge [[Karen Gren Scholer]], [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas|U.S District Court for the Northern District of Texas]], administered the [[oath of office]] to Stanley on December 21, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Buenos Aires Times {{!}} Marc Stanley sworn in as US ambassador to Argentina|url=https://batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/marc-stanley-sworn-in-as-us-ambassador-to-argentina.phtml|access-date=2021-12-22|website=batimes.com.ar|date=22 December 2021 }}</ref> He presented his credentials to President [[Alberto Fernández]] on January 24, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ar.usembassy.gov/marc-r-stanley-submitted-credentials-and-is-officially-the-united-states-ambassador-to-argentina/|title=Marc R. Stanley Submitted Credentials and is Officially the United States Ambassador to Argentina|date=2022-01-24|publisher=U.S. Embassy in Argentina|access-date=2022-01-24}}</ref>
Upon his arrival in Argentina, Stanley summarized his goals as Ambassador using the acronym FCTT – Friendship, Cooperation, Trade, and Tourism.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Niebieskikwiat |first=Natasha |date=2022-04-10 |title=Marc Stanley, embajador de los EE.UU.: "Estamos orgullosos de la Argentina por su condena a la agresión contra Ucrania" |url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/marc-stanley-embajador-ee-uu-orgullosos-argentina-condena-agresion-ucrania-_0_c4srBLLA0n.html?srsltid=AfmBOordTi5_BJ1-Rf-FDri0FdtomrNxnoNLAF6je3nrJts_-4sgF6rb |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Clarín |language=es}}</ref> At a time when the Argentine government seemed increasingly aligned with China and Russia,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lejtman |first=Por Román |date=2022-02-07 |title=El acercamiento de Alberto Fernández a China y la resistencia política de Máximo Kirchner dilatarán la aprobación del acuerdo con el FMI |url=https://www.infobae.com/politica/2022/02/07/el-acercamiento-de-alberto-fernandez-a-china-y-la-resistencia-politica-de-maximo-kirchner-dilatara-la-aprobacion-del-acuerdo-con-el-fmi/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Argentina's Fernandez, in Russia, says must end economic 'dependence' on U.S., IMF |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/argentinas-fernandez-russia-says-must-end-economic-dependence-us-imf-2022-02-03/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122210503/https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/argentinas-fernandez-russia-says-must-end-economic-dependence-us-imf-2022-02-03/ |archive-date=2023-11-22 |access-date=2025-02-27 |work=Reuters |language=en-US |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ellis |first=Evan |date=2022-02-15 |title=Alberto Fernández's Magical Odyssey to Russia and China |url=https://globalamericans.org/alberto-fernandezs-magical-odyssey-to-russia-and-china/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Global Americans |language=en-US}}</ref> Stanley sought to revitalize U.S.-Argentina relations by positioning himself as the ''antigrieta'' (anti-rift) Ambassador.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grainger |first=James |date=2022-07-01 |title=US Ambassador Marc Stanley: 'I see a once in a generation opportunity for Argentina' |url=https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/us-ambassador-marc-stanley-i-think-president-bidens-going-to-be-proud-of-the-work-weve-done-in-argentina.phtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115194328/https://batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/us-ambassador-marc-stanley-i-think-president-bidens-going-to-be-proud-of-the-work-weve-done-in-argentina.phtml |archive-date=2025-01-15 |access-date=2025-02-27 |work=Buenos Aires Times |language=en-EN |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Claá |first=Carlos |date=2022-04-10 |title=Marc Stanley: el embajador antigrieta que regala termos |url=https://noticias.perfil.com/noticias/politica/marc-stanley-el-embajador-antigrieta-que-regala-termos.phtml |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Noticias |language=es}}</ref> Stanley famously stated during meetings with politicians from across the political spectrum that the U.S. does not choose Argentina's leaders; it only chooses to work ''with'' Argentine leaders, adding that the only side chosen by the U.S. in Argentine politics is "the side of the 46 million Argentines".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Niebieskikwiat |first=Natasha |date=2023-11-24 |title=El embajador de EE.UU. Marc Stanley confirmó que le están armando reuniones a Javier Milei en ese país |url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/embajador-eeuu-marc-stanley-confirmo-armando-reuniones-javier-milei-pais_0_ET3nMUeaQ2.html?srsltid=AfmBOophcPU66tKi_K-JVIHTKDjZ28yt978wgjp9qdYy-rAg2TK0ruE3 |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Clarín |language=es}}</ref> Stanley's anti-rift stance meant that he often surprised the media by approaching figures not typically aligned with the United States, including then Vice President [[Cristina Fernández de Kirchner]],<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Movio |first1=Michael Axel |last2=NORTE |first2=EL |date=2022-03-28 |title=CRISTINA RECIBIÓ AL EMBAJADOR DE ESTADOS UNIDOS Y LE PIDIÓ SU AYUDA PARA PAGAR LA DEUDA CON EL FMI |url=https://diarioelnorte.com.ar/cristina-kirchner-recibio-al-embajador-de-estados-unidos-en-el-senado/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Diario El Norte - San Nicolás |language=es-AR}}</ref> labor leaders [[Hugo Yasky]] and Roberto Baradel,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-14 |title=La Embajada de EEUU comunicó una reunión con la CTA y Yasky dijo que hablaron "sobre el papel que cumplen los sindicatos para defender los intereses de los trabajadores y resguardar la democracia" - InfoGremiales |url=https://www.infogremiales.com.ar/la-embajada-de-eeuu-comunico-una-reunion-con-la-cta-y-yasky-dijo-que-hablaron-sobre-el-papel-que-cumplen-los-sindicatos-para-defender-los-intereses-de-los-trabajadores-y-resguardar-la-democracia/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |language=es}}</ref> and left-wing social leader and presidential candidate [[Juan Grabois]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iglesia |first=Facundo |date=2023-08-02 |title=US ambassador meets with left-wing UxP presidential candidate |url=https://buenosairesherald.com/society/grabois-met-with-us-ambassador-one-month-after-declining-his-invitation |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Buenos Aires Herald |language=en-US}}</ref>
Stanley also became the first U.S. Ambassador in living memory to visit all 23 provinces in Argentina. Having pledged to visit all provinces in a statement he delivered before the [[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Senate Foreign Relations Committee]],<ref name="batimes.com.ar">{{Cite web |date=2023-11-27 |title=Milei visits rabbi's grave in NYC, lunches with Bill Clinton |url=https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/javier-mileis-us-trip-with-caputo-a-visit-to-a-rabbis-grave-and-meetings-in-washington.phtml |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Buenos Aires Times |language=en}}</ref> Stanley fulfilled his promise in September 2024 when he visited the province of [[San Luis Province|San Luis]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Argentina |first=U. S. Mission |date=2024-09-20 |title=Ambassador Stanley visits San Luis |url=https://ar.usembassy.gov/ambassador-stanley-visits-san-luis/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=U.S. Embassy in Argentina |language=en-US}}</ref> Asked about his reasons for traveling across Argentina, Stanley frequently remarked that when he looked at the certificate President Biden had given him, it did not say he was Ambassador to Buenos Aires – it said he was Ambassador to Argentina.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-16 |title=Marc Stanley en Mendoza: "Argentina tiene los recursos para alimentar y darle energía al mundo" |url=https://www.diariouno.com.ar/politica/marc-stanley-mendoza-argentina-tiene-los-recursos-alimentar-y-darle-energia-al-mundo-n1051499 |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Diario Uno |language=es-AR}}</ref> Stanley believed it was instrumental to his mission to engage with U.S. citizens and companies across Argentina, as well as strengthen the ties binding the United States and the Argentine provincial governments.
=== Russian invasion of Ukraine === The [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] began on February 24, 2022, only a month after Stanley arrived in Argentina. Stanley promptly requested that the Argentine government condemn the invasion at the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]], which it was chairing at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Niebieskikwiat |first=Natasha |date=2022-02-27 |title=El embajador de Estados Unidos espera que el Gobierno condene a Rusia en las Naciones Unidas |url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/embajador-unidos-espera-gobierno-condene-rusia-naciones-unidas_0_RCJWzsI4Do.html |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Clarín |language=es}}</ref> Stanley made a point of engaging with the Ukrainian community in Argentina, attending public events in support of Ukraine,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Landini |first=Ilaria |date=2023-02-23 |title="Putin tendrá que irse. Los ucranianos se enfrentarán al matón": fuerte apoyo del embajador de EE.UU. en Buenos Aires |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/putin-tendra-que-irse-los-ucranianos-se-enfrentaran-al-maton-fuerte-apoyo-del-embajador-de-eeuu-en-nid23022023/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=LA NACION |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Raimondi |first=Por Pablo |date=2023-02-23 |title="Diario de la guerra", la exposición de fotos que tiende puentes entre Argentina, Estados Unidos y Ucrania |url=https://www.infobae.com/politica/2023/02/23/diario-de-la-guerra-la-exposicion-de-fotos-que-tiende-puentes-entre-argentina-estados-unidos-y-ucrania/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}</ref> and bringing the diplomatic corps together to express its support.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chile |first=Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de |title=Encuentro en la Embajada de Estados Unidos en Buenos Aires, por la paz en Ucrania |url=https://www.chile.gob.cl/argentina/encuentro-en-la-embajada-de-estados-unidos-en-buenos-aires-por-la-paz |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Chile en el Exterior |language=es}}</ref> Stanley succeeded in convening the four leading candidates in the [[2023 Argentine general election|2023 presidential run]] to pose with the Ukrainian flag and hold up a sign in support of Ukraine, highlighting the fact that candidates may not agree on many issues, but they all stood with Ukraine.
=== Relations with the Argentine Jewish community === Stanley is the first-ever U.S. Ambassador to Argentina of the Jewish faith. As such, he frequently engaged with the Jewish community, and made a point of meeting with representatives of the local Jewish community whenever he traveled out of Buenos Aires. In November 2023, Stanley joined then President-elect and Jewish convert [[Javier Milei]] during his visit to the grave of [[Menachem Mendel Schneerson|Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson]] in New York.<ref name="batimes.com.ar"/>
During his tenure, Stanley worked closely with prominent Argentine Jewish associations, including [[Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina|AMIA]] and [[Delegación de Asociaciones Israelitas Argentinas|DAIA]]. His work included advocating for a way to achieve justice for the [[1992 Buenos Aires Israeli embassy bombing|Israeli Embassy]] and [[AMIA bombing|AMIA]] bombings, which took place in 1992 and 1994, respectively. Stanley was a strong supporter of legislation introducing provisions for [[trial in absentia]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kornbluh |first=Jacob |date=2022-12-13 |title=A mezuzah on the ambassador's doorpost: The first Jew in the job reflects on a year in Argentina |url=https://forward.com/news/527908/marc-stanley-jewish-ambassador-argentina/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=The Forward |language=en}}</ref> allowing perpetrators to be tried even if they refused to appear before Argentine courts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Alex |date=2024-07-16 |title=B'nai B'rith International: The Adoption of the Trial in Absentia Would Put Argentina at the Forefront of the Fight Against Terrorism |url=https://www.bnaibrith.org/adoption-of-trial-in-absentia-would-put-argentina-at-forefront-of-fight-against-terrorism/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=B’nai B’rith International |language=en-US}}</ref>
Shortly after his arrival in Argentina, amid growing antisemitism worldwide, Stanley urged the [[Presidency of Alberto Fernández|Fernández administration]] to appoint a special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism. Argentina soon appointed Ambassador Fernanda Loguzzo as Latin America's first Special Representative for the Fight Against Antisemitism. In observance of the 30th anniversary of the AMIA bombing, Stanley hosted the [[Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations]] in Buenos Aires, as well as Special Envoy [[Deborah Lipstadt]] and a Congressional Delegation led by Senator [[Ben Cardin]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breen-Portnoy |first=Barney |date=2024-07-24 |title=CAM Participates in Official Commemorations of 30th Anniversary of AMIA Jewish Community Center Bombing in Buenos Aires |url=https://combatantisemitism.org/cam-news/cam-participates-in-official-commemorations-of-30th-anniversary-of-amia-jewish-community-center-bombing-in-buenos-aires/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=[[Combat Antisemitism Movement]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Ambassador Lipstadt used her visit to present the Global Guidelines to Combat Antisemitism, which over 30 countries adopted during a special gathering of special envoys and representatives from around the world in Argentina.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism |url=https://www.state.gov/global-guidelines-for-countering-antisemitism/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=United States Department of State |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Algemeiner |first=The |date=2024-07-18 |title=US Leads Over 30 Countries in Adopting 'Global Guidelines' to Combat Antisemitism - Algemeiner.com |url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/07/18/us-leads-over-30-countries-adopting-global-guidelines-combat-antisemitism/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=www.algemeiner.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
Immediately following the [[October 7 attacks]] perpetrated by [[Hamas]], Stanley joined a demonstration organized in Buenos Aires to condemn the killings.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-09 |title=Masiva marcha en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires apoyó a Israel tras los ataques terroristas de Hamas |url=https://www.infobae.com/sociedad/2023/10/09/fuerte-convocatoria-en-la-ciudad-de-buenos-aires-para-apoyar-a-israel-tras-los-ataques-terroristas-de-hamas/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}</ref> He also participated in events to commemorate the hostages and demand their immediate release.<ref>{{Cite web |title=La DAIA rindió homenaje a los secuestrados en Gaza, a un año del ataque de Hamas |url=https://noticias.mitelefe.com/actualidad/la-daia-rindio-homenaje-a-los-secuestrados-en-gaza-a-un-ano-del-ataque-de-hamas/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=noticias.mitelefe.com |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Argentinas |first=Noticias |date=2024-09-25 |title="Nuestro corazón está secuestrado en Gaza": La DAIA recordó a los rehenes de Hamas |url=https://nuevospapeles.com/nota/nuestro-corazon-esta-secuestrado-en-gaza-la-daia-recordo-a-los-secuestrados-por-hamas/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Nuevos Papeles |language=es-AR}}</ref> In August 2024, Stanley hosted a reception in honor of the Nova festival exhibit in Buenos Aires to raise awareness about the threat posed by terrorists worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cicero |first=Por Gabriela |date=2024-08-15 |title=20 fotos de la presentación del proyecto Nova en la residencia del embajador de Estados Unidos |url=https://www.infobae.com/fotos/2024/08/15/20-fotos-de-la-presentacion-del-proyecto-nova-en-la-residencia-del-embajador-de-estados-unidos/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Costa |first=Por Rocío da |date=2024-10-08 |title="Nova", la exposición que muestra lo que pasó en el festival de música en Israel a un año de la masacre |url=https://www.infobae.com/sociedad/2024/10/08/nova-la-exposicion-que-muestra-lo-que-paso-en-el-festival-de-musica-en-israel-a-un-ano-de-la-masacre/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}</ref>
=== Venezuela === In June 2022, Argentina held a plane operated by Venezuela's state-owned [[Emtrasur Cargo|Emtrasur]] line that included an Iranian crew, one member of which had alleged ties to the [[Quds Force]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-16 |title=Israel Praises Argentina Grounding Plane With Iranian Crew |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/6621239.html |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Voice of America |language=en}}</ref> Stanley followed the case closely,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Niebieskikwiat |first=Natasha |date=2022-06-16 |title=La Embajada de Estados Unidos dijo que sigue "con gran interés" la investigación por el avión venezolano-iraní retenido en Ezeiza |url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/embajada-unidos-dijo-sigue-gran-interes-investigacion-avion-venezolano-irani-retenido-ezeiza_0_dlTNyJPS5x.html?srsltid=AfmBOoq9ybRuoEIu-hQ9sLn4RNbTkF3F-eA8esE4o3ZhQ-KRjHeqyzhX |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Clarín |language=es}}</ref> and he worked with the Argentine government to ensure compliance with a U.S. court ruling ordering that the plane be handed over to U.S. authorities for violations of U.S. export control laws.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-03 |title=Judge orders surrender of grounded Venezuela plane to United States |url=https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/latin-america/caracas-rejects-potential-seizure-of-venezuelan-plane-stranded-in-argentina.phtml |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Buenos Aires Times |language=en}}</ref> The plane was successfully returned to the United States and scrapped in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Molyneaux |first=Ian |date=2024-03-01 |title=Seized former Iranian-owned Boeing 747 scrapped in US: video |url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/boeing-scrapped-mahan-air-emtrasur |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=www.aerotime.aero |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-12 |title=Office of Public Affairs {{!}} Former Iranian-Owned Boeing Aircraft Successfully Returned to the United States {{!}} United States Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/former-iranian-owned-boeing-aircraft-successfully-returned-united-states |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=www.justice.gov |language=en}}</ref>
In early August 2024, after the results of the presidential election in Venezuela were announced, Stanley called a meeting of diplomats from 39 countries to demand transparency in Venezuela.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ocaranza |first=Ignacio |date=2024-08-02 |title=40 embajadores se reunieron en Argentina para pedir por la "transparencia" en Venezuela |url=https://elintransigente.com/2024/08/40-embajadores-se-reunieron-en-argentina-para-pedir-por-la-transparencia-en-venezuela/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=El Intransigente |language=es}}</ref>
=== Economic cooperation === On December 5, 2022, Stanley and then Minister of Economy [[Sergio Massa]] signed an agreement to facilitate the implementation of the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). This agreement enabled the reciprocal exchange of financial account information between the United States and Argentina to combat tax evasion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Argentina |first=U. S. Mission |date=2022-12-05 |title=United States and Argentina Sign Agreement to Share Financial Account Information |url=https://ar.usembassy.gov/united-states-and-argentina-sign-agreement-to-share-financial-account-information/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=U.S. Embassy in Argentina |language=en-US}}</ref>
The year 2023 marked 200 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Argentina. In the context of the war in Ukraine and the global food and energy shortages, Stanley called for increased cooperation between the United States and Argentina to “feed and fuel the world.”<ref name="Argentina">{{Cite web |last=Argentina |first=U. S. Mission |date=2023-03-30 |title=U.S. and Argentina celebrate 200 years of diplomatic relations |url=https://ar.usembassy.gov/u-s-and-argentina-celebrate-200-years-of-diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=U.S. Embassy in Argentina |language=en-US}}</ref> This was echoed by U.S. Secretary of State [[Antony Blinken]] during his visit to Buenos Aires.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grainger |first=James |date=2024-02-23 |title=Blinken highlights Argentina opportunities, but warns Milei over rights |url=https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/blinken-highlights-argentina-opportunites-but-warns-milei-over-rights.phtml |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Buenos Aires Times |language=en}}</ref>
On December 1, 2022, and June 5, 2024, the United States and Argentina concluded the third and fourth meetings of the Trade and Investing Council, respectively, under the U.S.-Argentina Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Argentina |first=U. S. Mission |date=2022-12-06 |title=Joint Statement on the Third Meeting of the United States – Argentina Council on Trade and Investment |url=https://ar.usembassy.gov/joint-statement-on-the-third-meeting-of-the-united-states-argentina-council-on-trade-and-investment/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=U.S. Embassy in Argentina |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Argentina |first=U. S. Mission |date=2024-06-07 |title=Joint Statement on the Fourth Meeting of the United States – Argentina Council on Trade and Investment |url=https://ar.usembassy.gov/joint-statement-on-the-fourth-meeting-of-the-united-states-argentina-council-on-trade-and-investment/#:~:text=BUENOS%20AIRES%20%E2%80%93%20On%20June%205,Investment%20Framework%20Agreement%20(TIFA). |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=U.S. Embassy in Argentina |language=en-US}}</ref> These meetings helped continue to advance trade and investment, including the diversification of supply chains and sustainable growth in key sectors such as critical minerals. In August 2024, Argentina hosted Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment [[Jose W. Fernandez|José W. Fernández]], who signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Critical Minerals with Argentina.<ref name="Argentina"/>
=== Military and space cooperation === In June 2023, against the backdrop of the 200th anniversary of U.S.-Argentina diplomatic relations, the Air National Guards in Georgia and Illinois leased a [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130 Hercules]] aircraft to the Argentine Air Force for use in disaster relief efforts and support operations in Antarctica.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Argentina |first=U. S. Mission |date=2023-06-06 |title=U.S. Delivers C-130 Cargo Plane to Argentine Air Force, Countries Share Best Practices |url=https://ar.usembassy.gov/u-s-delivers-c-130-cargo-plane-to-argentine-air-force-countries-share-best-practices/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=U.S. Embassy in Argentina |language=en-US}}</ref> This aircraft was officially transferred to the Argentine Air Force during [[United States Southern Command|U.S. SOUTHCOM]] Commander General [[Laura J. Richardson|Laura Richardson]]’s visit to Argentina.
Stanley also worked to facilitate Argentina's purchase of 24 second-hand [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]] aircraft from Denmark, thus helping deter Argentina from procuring Chinese [[CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder|JF-17]] planes instead.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reports Emerging Argentina Has Acquired 24 Used F-16s Over TEJAS Fighters |url=https://www.indiandefensenews.in/2024/03/reports-emerging-argentina-has-acquired.html |access-date=2025-02-27}}</ref> Stanley secured a $40 million donation which will enable Argentina to purchase equipment for these aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lejtman |first=Por Román |date=2024-03-26 |title=Con el apoyo de EEUU, Argentina firmó una carta de intención con Dinamarca para comprar 24 aviones de combate F16 |url=https://www.infobae.com/politica/2024/03/26/con-el-apoyo-de-eeuu-argentina-firmo-una-carta-de-intencion-con-dinamarca-para-comprar-24-aviones-de-combate-f16/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}</ref> Similarly, during Stanley's tenure, the U.S. approved Argentina's purchase of four [[Lockheed P-3 Orion|P-3 Orion]] aircraft from Norway for surveillance and search and rescue missions in the South Atlantic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Degl'Innocenti |first=Cecilia |date=2023-10-19 |title=Argentina buys four Norwegian aircraft to patrol South Atlantic |url=https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/with-us-approval-argentina-buys-four-norwegian-aircraft-to-patrol-south-atlantic.phtml |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Buenos Aires Times |language=en}}</ref> The first of these planes was presented to the Argentine Navy in September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aviacionline |title=First P-3C Orion of the Argentine Navy presented in Buenos Aires |url=https://www.aviacionline.com/first-p-3c-orion-of-the-argentine-navy-presented-in-buenos-aires |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Aviacionline {{!}} Aviacionline es el sitio de aviación en español más leído del mundo. Presenta noticias de aerolíneas, aviones, aeropuertos, y demás. |language=es}}</ref>
In late April 2024, Argentina received a visit from the [[USCGC James|U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James]] to conduct joint drills on the high seas and enhance maritime security. President Javier Milei and Vice President [[Victoria Villarruel]] both joined Stanley during separate tours of the cutter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James Visits Buenos Aires, Argentina |url=https://www.southcom.mil/MEDIA/NEWS-ARTICLES/Article/3761706/us-coast-guard-cutter-james-visits-buenos-aires-argentina/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=U.S. Southern Command |language=en-US}}</ref> Soon afterward, in June 2024, the aircraft carrier [[USS George Washington (CVN-73)|USS George Washington]] visited Argentina as part of the Southern Seas 2024 mission and conducted exercises with the Argentine Navy. Minister of Defense [[Luis Petri]] and Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship [[Diana Mondino]] both toured the carrier with Stanley, along with other prominent representatives from the public and private sectors.
Furthermore, Stanley helped increase U.S.-Argentine space cooperation. In July 2023, NASA Administrator [[Bill Nelson]] visited Argentina and then Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation [[Daniel Filmus]] signed the [[Artemis Accords]] on behalf of the Argentine Republic. Argentina thus became the 28th country to sign the Artemis Accords with the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Argentina |first=U. S. Mission |date=2023-07-27 |title=Argentina Signs the Artemis Accords |url=https://ar.usembassy.gov/argentina-signs-the-artemis-accords/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=U.S. Embassy in Argentina |language=en-US}}</ref> It is expected that an Argentine will travel to space for the first time in the next few years in partnership with [[NASA]].
=== Visits === During his term as Ambassador, Stanley often encouraged U.S. officials to engage with and visit Argentina, and vice versa. U.S. visitors included Secretary of State Antony Blinken,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Argentina |first=U. S. Mission |date=2024-02-26 |title=Secretary Blinken visit to Argentina |url=https://ar.usembassy.gov/secretary-blinken-visit-to-argentina/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=U.S. Embassy in Argentina |language=en-US}}</ref> Secretary of Energy [[Jennifer Granholm]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Argentina |first=U. S. Mission |date=2023-12-14 |title=Senior Administration Official Travel to Argentina |url=https://ar.usembassy.gov/senior-administration-official-travel-to-argentina/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=U.S. Embassy in Argentina |language=en-US}}</ref> Deputy Secretary of State [[Wendy Sherman]], SOUTHCOM Commander General Laura Richardson,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gen. Richardson Visits Argentina, Chile |url=https://www.southcom.mil/MEDIA/NEWS-ARTICLES/Article/3370988/gen-richardson-visits-argentina-chile/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=U.S. Southern Command |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gen. Richardson Meets with President Milei, Defense Leaders in Argentina |url=https://www.southcom.mil/MEDIA/NEWS-ARTICLES/Article/3733211/gen-richardson-meets-with-president-milei-defense-leaders-in-argentina/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=U.S. Southern Command |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-15 |title=Laura Richardson: "China, Irán y Rusia no respetan los derechos de sus pueblos, menos van a respetar los derechos de los demás" |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2024/10/15/la-general-estadounidense-laura-richardson-advirtio-sobre-la-influencia-de-china-iran-y-rusia-en-america-latina/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}</ref> Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NASA Welcomes Argentina as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory - NASA |url=https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-welcomes-argentina-as-newest-artemis-accords-signatory/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, several Congressional delegations traveled to Argentina, including delegations headed by representatives and senators [[Bob Menendez|Menendez]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Argentine President meets with group of US Senators |url=https://en.mercopress.com/2022/10/26/argentine-president-meets-with-group-of-us-senators |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=MercoPress |language=en}}</ref> [[John Cornyn|Cornyn]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cornyn Leads Delegation to Latin America to Support Bilateral Ties, Counter Growing Chinese Influence |url=https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-leads-delegation-to-latin-america-to-support-bilateral-ties-counter-growing-chinese-influence/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Senator Cornyn |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Marco Rubio|Rubio]], [[Mike Rogers (Alabama politician)|Rogers]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=PHOTOS: Rogers Travels to South America – Committee on Homeland Security |url=https://homeland.house.gov/2019/04/23/photos-rogers-travels-to-south-america/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |language=en-US}}</ref> Cardin,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-22 |title=ADVISORY: Members of Congress to Brief Media on Bicameral Delegation to South and Central America, Meetings with Guatemala President Arévalo and Argentina President Milei {{!}} United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |url=https://www.foreign.senate.gov/press/dem/release/advisory-members-of-congress-to-brief-media-on-bicameral-delegation-to-south-and-central-america-meetings-with-guatemala-president-arevalo-and-argentina-president-milei |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=www.foreign.senate.gov |language=en}}</ref> and [[Jason Smith (American politician)|Smith]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chairman Smith Leads House Delegation to Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile – Ways and Means |url=https://waysandmeans.house.gov/2024/09/09/chairman-smith-leads-house-delegation-to-argentina-paraguay-and-chile/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>
In March 2023, Stanley helped organize and supported President Alberto Fernández's visit to the United States, which included a bilateral meeting with President Joe Biden.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Argentina |first=U. S. Mission |date=2023-03-30 |title=El presidente Biden se reunió con el presidente Alberto Fernández |url=https://ar.usembassy.gov/es/el-presidente-biden-se-reunio-con-el-presidente-alberto-fernandez/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Embajada de los Estados Unidos en Argentina |language=es-ES}}</ref> He also brought a delegation of Argentina's “Norte Grande” governors to the U.S. in order to discuss the region's industrial, touristic, and cultural potential and strengthen trade relations and investment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norte Grande: gobernadores afinan misión a EE.UU. con Stanley, Massa y Wado |url=https://www.ambito.com/nacional/norte-grande/gobernadores-afinan-mision-eeuu-stanley-massa-y-wado-n5536418 |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=www.ambito.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-16 |title=El Norte Grande lleva a Estados Unidos su potencial productivo, industrial, turístico y cultural |url=https://prensa.jujuy.gob.ar/norte-grande/el-norte-grande-lleva-estados-unidos-su-potencial-productivo-industrial-turistico-y-cultural-n108521 |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=prensa.jujuy.gob.ar |language=es-AR}}</ref> In 2024, Stanley led the IMPACT (Initiative to Mitigate Pollution and Climate Threats) reverse trade mission, with Argentine, Uruguayan, Paraguayan and Chilean public- and private-sector representatives traveling to California to showcase opportunities in renewable energy and green initiatives.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Energy Technologies Trade Mission to Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay - Hotsite |url=https://events.trade.gov/TradeGov/SouthernConeCleanTechTradeMission/hotsite.php |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=events.trade.gov |language=en}}</ref>
=== Awards === In August 2022, Argentine foundation Centro de Estudios Americanos (CEA) presented Stanley with the Puentes de América Award for his contributions to CEA's bilateral objectives.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blardone |first=Por Soledad |date=2022-08-31 |title=37 fotos: la gran cena anual de la Fundación Centro de Estudios Americanos |url=https://www.infobae.com/vidriera/2022/08/31/37-fotos-la-gran-cena-anual-de-la-fundacion-centro-de-estudios-americanos/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}</ref> CEA is a strong advocate of stronger U.S.-Argentine ties and organizes seminars and programs both in Argentina and in the United States for numerous high-level individuals including political leaders, legislators, military and law enforcement officers, business leaders, union leaders, academics, and other professionals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CEA - Fundación Centro de Estudios Americanos |url=https://www.ceaargentina.org.ar/fundacion |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=www.ceaargentina.org.ar}}</ref>
In June 2024, Centro Ana Frank Argentina para América Latina (CAFA) presented Stanley with an award recognizing his commitment to the preservation of the memory of the Holocaust both in Argentina and in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clarín |first=Redacción |date=2024-06-12 |title=De Ricardo Darín a Marc Stanley y River Plate, las 20 personalidades e instituciones galardonadas en los Premios Ana Frank |url=https://www.clarin.com/cultura/ricardo-darin-marc-stanley-river-plate-20-personalidades-instituciones-galardonadas-premios-ana-frank_0_77R8oZcCBG.html?srsltid=AfmBOor3G3U6R034xq9ZV5vshbf6Rc_Yf5cpZIa3a9OjYbi-InO5POaH |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Clarín |language=es}}</ref>
In September 2025, ''The Jerusalem Post'' recognized Stanley as one of the most influential Jewish people in the world, ranking him 17th on its list of the "50 Most Influential Jews".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-29 |title=Former US ambassador to Argentina named one of world's most influential Jews |url=https://batimes.com.ar/news/world/former-us-ambassador-to-argentina-named-one-of-worlds-most-influential-jews.phtml |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Buenos Aires Times |language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == A native of Dallas, Texas, Stanley graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas in 1975. He then received a [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] from the [[George Washington University]] in 1979 and a [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[University of Texas School of Law]] in 1982.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=Marc R. Stanley |url=http://www.stanleylawgroup.com/attorney/marc-stanley |access-date=2016-12-22 |newspaper=Stanley Law Group |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125190832/http://www.stanleylawgroup.com/attorney/marc-stanley/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He and his wife, Wendy, have three children and four grandchildren.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Domestic Bliss|url=http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-home/2002/july-august/domestic-bliss/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=D Magazine|date=July 2002 |language=en}}</ref> A strong proponent of organ donation, he donated his kidney to an ill Dallas rabbi in 2014.
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