Herbert Salzman
Herbert Salzman | |
|---|---|
| 6th United States Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | |
| In office June 8, 1977 – March 30, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | William C. Turner |
| Succeeded by | Abraham Katz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 2, 1916 Brooklyn, New York City, New York |
| Died | December 23, 1990 (aged 74) Manhattan, New York City, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
Herbert Salzman (May 2, 1916 – December 23, 1990) was an American businessman who served as the United States Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development from 1977 to 1981.[1]
His parents were Russian immigrants, and he was born in Brooklyn, New York.[2] He attended public schools there and, in 1934, the Hebrew Reali School of Haifa, Palestine.[2] He graduated cum laude from Yale College in 1938, and studied at Columbia University in 1954.[2]
President Lyndon Johnson made him assistant administrator of the Agency for International Development in 1966.[3]
In 1977 President Jimmy Carter sent him to Paris as the U.S. representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a post he held until 1981.[3]
He died of leukemia on December 23, 1990, in Manhattan, New York City, New York at age 74.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Democrat and Chronicle from Rochester, New York on December 29, 1990 · Page 22". Newspapers.com. 1990-12-29. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ a b c Saxon, Wolfgang (December 25, 1990). "Herbert Salzman Is Dead at 74; Economics Adviser to 4 Presidents" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b "HERBERT SALZMAN; SERVED U.S. IN GLOBAL ECONOMICS". Chicago Tribune. December 26, 1990.
- ^ Wolfgang Saxon (1990-12-25). "Herbert Salzman Is Dead at 74; Economics Adviser to 4 Presidents". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
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