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Louis
O'Neill

Louis O’Neill possesses a profound understanding of international relations and diplomacy and specializes in Russian affairs and Eastern European concerns.

New York, New York

Ambassador Louis F. O’Neill has diligently worked to engender justice, freedom, and peace throughout his professional career. Specializing in international law and multi-national security, Mr. Louis O’Neill was most recently the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe’s Ambassador to Moldova. Louis O’Neill has, over the course of his career, served the people’s interest in a court of law as an Assistant District Attorney for New York County, assisted former Secretary of State Colin Powell as his Special Assistant on Russian Affairs, and led diplomatic missions to Azerbaijan for the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe. Mr. Louis O’Neill has dedicated his career to promoting freedom in Eastern Europe and the world. As a member of the Policy Planning Staff, Louis O’Neill has formulated Russian foreign policy for the United States Department of State, where his knowledge of Eastern Europe was utilized to make sound diplomatic recommendations. As a White House Fellow, Louis O’Neill was able to work with leading figures in the State Department and provide insightful analysis regarding Russian diplomacy and developing issues. Louis O’Neill was also a key member of the Harvard Institute for International Development, where he worked on the Russian Legal Reform Project as a Project Associate. Additionally, Mr. Louis F. O’Neill was a leading advisor to the Russian Duma when the governing body was drafting laws and regulations for the state. Louis O’Neill also advised the Russian Federal Securities Commission when the agency was establishing Russian financial regulations. Louis O’Neill worked to bring international fugitives to justice as an Assistant District Attorney in New York County. As a prosecutor for the Special Prosecutions Bureau, Mr. Louis O’Neill focused on organized and white-collar crime. Louis O’Neill attended Harvard Law School, where he graduated with honors. Prior to attaining his Juris Doctorate, Louis O’Neill studied Slavic Language and Eastern European Culture at Stanford University. Mr. Louis O’Neill earned both his B.A. and M.A. from Stanford.


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  • OSCE 2006 - 2007
    Ambassador and Head of OSCE Mission to Moldova
    Developed policies that could help to resolve the Transnistrian conflict peacefully, reform the legal and electoral systems of the Republic of Moldova, lead to the withdrawal of Russian soldiers and weapons from the country, protect human rights and the freedom of the press, and fight human trafficking.
  • County of New York 2001 - 2004
    Assistant District Attorney - Special Prosecutions Bureau
    Louis O'Neill was responsible for long-term investigation and prosecution of financial crime, arson, embezzlement, forgery, fraud and other scams, schemes and white-collar crimes.

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