Duke Buchan

Duke Buchan
Buchan in 2025
23rd United States Ambassador to Morocco
Assumed office
December 2, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byPuneet 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
BornRichard Duke Buchan III
(1963-07-03) July 3, 1963
PartyRepublican
SpouseHannah Buchan
EducationUniversity 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 serving as the United States Ambassador to Morocco since 2025.

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 from 2022 to 2025.