Ambler Moss
Professor of International Studies
Miami Connection
Ambler Moss spent 37 years at the University of Miami, elevating its global profile through the Graduate School of International Studies and the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center, which advanced research on inter-American issues like trade, migration, and security. Living in Coral Gables, he was of counsel to Miami law firm Greenberg Traurig from 1994 to 2010, strengthening South Florida's ties to Latin America. His work inspired students to pursue foreign service and fostered U.S. diplomatic connections in the region.
About
Born on September 1, 1937, in Baltimore, Maryland, Ambler Hodges Moss Jr. graduated from Yale University in 1960 and served as a U.S. Navy officer until 1964. He practiced law in Brussels with Coudert Brothers from 1972 to 1976, specializing in international transactions. Moss joined the U.S. State Department, contributing to the Panama Canal Treaty negotiations as special assistant and serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations from 1977 to 1978. Appointed by President Jimmy Carter and retained by Ronald Reagan, he was U.S. Ambassador to Panama from 1978 to 1982 and later on the U.S.-Panama Consultative Committee until 2001. In 1984, he became founding dean of the University of Miami's Graduate School of International Studies, serving until 1994, and directed the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center until 2004. He taught as a professor of international studies until shortly before his death on December 27, 2022, at age 85 in Coral Gables.