Ulric Haynes

Ambassador Ulric Haynes, Jr. is a senior advisor at ACO. Ambassador Haynes is a graduate of Amherst College (1952) and of The Yale Law School (1956). He is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of the Harvard Business School. His professional background encompasses the worlds of business, government, and academia. The Ambassador’s business background includes serving as a Partner of Spencer Stuart and Associates, as President of Management Formation, Inc., and with the Cummins Engine Company as Vice President for Management Development, Vice President for the Mid-East and Africa, and Vice President for International Business Planning. He has also served on the Boards of Directors of American Broadcasting Companies, Rohm and Haas, HSBC Bank USA, ING ReliaStar Insurance Company of NY, INNCOM, and Pall Corporation. In addition, he has been a Visiting Lecturer at the Harvard Business School and Stanford Business School.

Most recently, he retired as Dean of the Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University where he also served as Executive Dean of University International Relations. Ambassador Haynes’s government service includes positions with The NY State Department of Commerce, the US Department of State, and the staff of the National Security Council. He also served as an Administrative Officer with the European Office of the United Nations. From 1977 to 1981, he was American Ambassador to Algeria, culminating his tour of duty as one of the negotiators for the release of the American Embassy hostages in Iran. Among the organizations of which he is a member are the Council on Foreign Relations, The American Academy of Diplomacy, and The Atlantic Council. He is also the recipient of many awards and honorary degrees for his public and community service. Currently retired, the Ambassador is periodically an Adjunct Professor of International Relations at Rollins College and the University of Central Florida. He is a Visiting Distinguished Scholar at the University of Central Florida and at Florida Southern College.

He is also a lecturer and contributor to various publications on matters of United States foreign policy. A resident of Florida, Ambassador Haynes is married to the former Yolande Toussaint and has two children, Gregory and Alexandra.