27 Facts About Mark Wallace

Mark David Wallace was born on December 31,1967 and is an American businessman, former diplomat, and lawyer who has served in a variety of government, political, and private sector posts.

Mark Wallace served in several positions during the administration of President George W Bush, including as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations for UN Management and Reform.

Mark Wallace began his political career under Florida Governor Jeb Bush and was active in his election campaigns in 1994,1998 and 2002.

In 2000 Wallace played a key role working for then Governor George W Bush's legal team in the decisive Florida recount in 2000 where he served as counsel to the campaign in Florida and was a spokesman for the legal team in various national media outlets.

Mark Wallace was portrayed in the HBO movie Recount for his role in the disputed presidential contest.

Mark Wallace served as the general counsel of the US Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, during the INS' transition from the DOJ into the Department of Homeland Security as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 reorganization.

In 2003, Wallace joined President George W Bush's reelection campaign as the deputy campaign manager.

In 2005 President Bush nominated Mark Wallace to serve in the United States Department of State, United States Mission to the United Nations as Ambassador, US Representative for UN Management and Reform and Alternative Representative of the United States to Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Mark Wallace exposed the "Cash for Kim" corruption scandal in North Korea.

Mark Wallace revealed, among other issues, that the United Nations Development Programme had funneled millions of dollars in hard currency to North Korea without assurance that North Korea's dictatorship would use the money to help the North Korean people instead of diverting it to illicit activities, including the country's illegal nuclear program.

Mark Wallace accused the program of being "systematically perverted for the benefit of the Kim Jong Il regime," and the media drew parallels between UNDP's corruption in North Korea and the Oil-for-Food scandal in Iraq several years earlier.

Mark Wallace is the chief executive officer of both United Against Nuclear Iran and the Counter Extremism Project.

Mark Wallace is a frequent media contributor and op-ed author and has been featured in news outlets around the world including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Financial Times, The Washington Post, CNN, Fox News, USA Today, TIME, The Huffington Post, New York Post, CNBC, Asharq Al-Awsat, Okaz, Le Parisien, and Die Welt.

Mark Wallace serves as chief executive officer of United Against Nuclear Iran, a bipartisan non-profit dedicated to prevent Iran from producing nuclear weapons.

Mark Wallace founded UANI in 2008 alongside the late Richard Holbrooke and Dennis Ross.

Since its founding, Mark Wallace has led UANI in launching campaigns warning more than 1,000 companies of their Iran business ties, following which, dozens of multinational firms such as General Electric, Huntsman, Caterpillar, Ingersoll Rand, Porsche, Hyundai, Fiat, Royal Dutch Shell, Terex and Siemens ended their business dealings in Iran.

UANI and Mark Wallace pursued a successful "Auto Campaign" that has focused on the lucrative Iranian automobile industry.

Mark Wallace serves on the board of advisors of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center.

Mark Wallace is the chief executive officer of the Counter Extremism Project, launched in September 2014.

Mark Wallace served as the chief executive officer of the Tigris Financial Group, a New York City-based investment, advisory and asset management firm that focuses on natural resources and the natural resources sector through its Electrum Group of Companies.

Mark Wallace went on to serve as Chief Operating Officer of an affiliate of the Tigris Group Inc.

Mark Wallace has attempted to secure the necessary regulatory approvals and community support for Electrum's efforts to explore its Paramount mine claims in eastern California's Bodie Wilderness Study Area.

Mark Wallace spoke for Electrum's Cougar Gold subsidiary at a February 2011 meeting in California.

Also as part of his work with Electrum, Mark Wallace serves on the board of directors of Niocan Inc.

Mark Wallace is the chief executive officer and Founder of PaykanArtCar.

Mark Wallace serves as chief executive officer of the Turkish Democracy Project, a non-profit, non-partisan, international policy organization formed in response to Turkey's recent turn away from democracy and toward authoritarianism.

Mark Wallace married American political advisor, and later TV news show host, Nicolle Mark Wallace in 2005.