Beatrice Griffin Randall

Bertie Griffin

## Other Information

### Education

Dalhousie University (Bachelor's of Arts, Public Administration)Dartmouth University (Master's of Business Administration)

University of Ottawa (Master's in Globalization & International Development)

### Political Party

Republican

Ambassador Beatrice Griffin Randall is an American-Canadian diplomat, activist, socialite and businesswoman. She served as the 32nd United States Ambassador to Germany, 1st United States Special Envoy for Circumpolar Relations, 35th United States Ambassador to Canada and as 29th United States Ambassador to Iceland. She was married to former Air Force Chief of Staff, General Richard Griffin for about 72 years up until his death in 2049. They had three children together, Bertie Griffin, Ashley Griffin and Arthur Griffin who served as 52nd, 60th & 62nd President of the United States.

She is a member of the Lytton political and banking family. She worked for nearly 10 years in the State Department when she was young at both the US Embassy in Ottawa, Canada and the US Consulate-General in Halifax, Canada. While born in America, she has become a naturalized Canadian citizen as she has lived in both the United States and Canada since she was 18, studying at Dalhousie University.

She met Richard Griffin in Halifax during her time studying at Dalhousie University. He was a member of the United States Air Force, he would return home to Nova Scotia to visit family in the Bear River First Nation, of which he was a member of. His father was born in the United States and Richard would consistently travel from Canada to the US.

After graduating from Dalhousie, she was hired to work for the United States Department of State, she worked at the United States Consulate-General in Halifax. She stayed at the Consulate-General for approximately 3 years before being transferred to the Embassy in Ottawa. She stayed at the Embassy for 5 years working directly in the Ambassador's office. She would later return back to the Consulate-General for two years before leaving the State Department to enter the private sector.

While in the private sector, she founded the consultancy group Hinkley Griffin with Robert B. Hinkley, the former United States Ambassador to Canada. The company worked closely with governments around the world to educate young diplomats. After Hinkley's death in 2002, she became the Managing Director of the company. In 2006 she was hired by Senator Barack Obama as a diplomacy consultant. While she did vote for John McCain in the 2008 Presidential election, she served as a member of President Obama's transition team, reports at the time detailed her as a potential candidate for US Ambassador to Canada, however she was not appointed to that position until 2027, over ten years after Obama left office as President.

She was not nominated to serve in any position in the Obama Administration until 2013 when she was nominated to serve as US Ambassador to Germany. She was confirmed to the position and served for about a two years before being appointed as Special Envoy for Circumpolar Relations.

(June 17th, 2013 - May 1st, 2015)
(May 1st, 2015 - January 20th, 2017)
(December 8th, 2027 - January 1st, 2030)
(August 23rd, 2030 - September 1st, 2035)