Gordon Sondland
Gordon Sondland | |
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2017 portrait of Sondland | |
| 20th United States Ambassador to the European Union | |
| In office July 9, 2018 – February 7, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Anthony L. Gardner |
| Succeeded by | Mark Gitenstein Ronald Gidwitz (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gordon David Sondland July 16, 1957 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Katherine Durant (divorced in 2021) |
| Education | University of Washington |
Gordon David Sondland (born July 16, 1957) is an American businessman and former diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to the European Union from 2018 to 2020, and was a central figure in the 2019 Trump–Ukraine scandal; leading to the first impeachment of Donald Trump. In November 2019, he testified as a witness at the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. After refusing to resign, Sondland was fired by Trump on February 7, 2020, two days after the conclusion of Trump's impeachment trial. A lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations, he is the founder and chairman of Provenance Hotels.