. ▁Brown ▁ran ▁for ▁a ▁full ▁Senate ▁term ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁Democratic ▁ch allen ger ▁Elizabeth ▁Warren . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁joined ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁K ad ant ▁paper ▁company , ▁joined ▁Fox ▁News ▁as ▁a ▁comment ator , ▁and ▁joined ▁N ixon ▁Pe ab ody ▁where ▁he ▁provided ▁legal ▁services . ▁ ▁After ▁re - est ab lish ing ▁residence ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁Brown ▁then ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁from ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁elections . ▁Brown ▁won ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ination ▁by ▁a ▁significant ▁margin , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁inc umb ent ▁Dem ocrat ▁Jean ne ▁Sh a he en ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Brown ▁had ▁been ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁next ▁United ▁States ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Sam oa . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁Senate ▁as ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁on ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁arrived ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁Brown ▁will ▁serve ▁as ▁Dean ▁of ▁New ▁England ▁Law ▁Boston , ▁a ▁private ▁law ▁school ▁located ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Boston ▁once ▁his ▁commit ment ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Department ▁ends . ▁Brown ▁will ▁be ▁replacing ▁John ▁T . ▁O ’ B