Russell F. Freeman (born October 25, 1939) is an American diplomat and attorney.U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian
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from 2001 to 2005.American Foreign Service Association
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Early life

Freeman was born in

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on October 25, 1939. He graduated from Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa in 1961, and received a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in 1964. He served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army for four years after attending The JAG School at the University of Virginia.

Career

Freeman was a senior partner, director and president of the law firm Nilles, Hansen & Davies, Ltd., of Fargo, ND for thirty-two years. He was also an attorney for the

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.North Dakota Supreme Court
/ref> From 2001 to 2005, he served as U.S. Ambassador to Belize.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Russell F. 1939 births Living people Lawyers from Fargo, North Dakota Grinnell College alumni Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps Ambassadors of the United States to Belize The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School alumni