Lucas Kessler
| Lucas Kessler | |
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| Full name | Lucas Andreas Kessler |
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| Physical information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Hair color and style | Blonde |
| Eye color | Hazel |
| Biographical information | |
| Date of birth | 1713 AN (48 AN years old) |
| Place of birth |
 Culver City, Shellford Municipality, Aerla |
| Residence(s) | Noursala |
| Nationality | |
| Occupation | Minister of Foreign Affairs of Aerla |
Lucas Andreas Kessler (b. 10.VII.1713 AN) is an Aerlan civil servant who currently serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Aerla.
The son of a senior civil servant in the small city of Culver City, Kessler attended Agalore University and received a Master's degree International Relations. Learning Vegnian at the Foreign Services Academy in Noursala, he was soon after appointed as Deputy Consul in Mhazar in 1745 AN, becoming Consul the following year. In 1747 AN, he was appointed by President Michel Sabbagh as Ambassador to Vegno.
In 1750 AN the recently-elected President Thomas Guthrie, whom Kessler had developed a close friendship with, appointed Kessler as Minister of Foreign Affairs. His conformation passed in the National Assembly with a 73-33-4 vote. His first term saw both the ratification of the Noursala Arrangement between Aerla and Nouvelle Alexandrie, as well as the nation's accession to the Concord Alliance Treaty Organization.
Kessler was seen as the frontrunner for the Aerlan Democratic Party's nominee for the 1760 election. However, he announced in late 1757 AN that he would not run in the party primary. During the campaigning season, Kessler was asked by a reporter regarding Conservative presidential candidate David Neylan's comments against Aerla's agreement to Bliven Fund contributions. Just coming out of a cabinet meeting, he sarcastically commented "I doubt he's even read it, he's too busy taking sick days [to campaign]." This comment caused outrage among Conservative assembly members and a motion to censure him was introduced, but ultimately failed to gain the requisite signatures. Kessler eventually apologized before the National Assembly, calling his comments "Unprofessional and unbefitting of both my position and ministry."
In 1760 AN, he accepted an offer from President-Elect Alexander Kim to continue his service Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was reconfirmed by the National Assembly, this time with a 83-36-2 vote.
