Evan G. Galbraith
Evan "Van" Griffith Galbraith, Jr. (born July 2, 1928 in Toledo , Ohio ; † January 21, 2008 in Manhattan , New York City ) was an American business manager and diplomat who served as ambassador to France was.
Life
After attending school, Galbraith first completed an undergraduate degree at Yale University , which he completed in 1950 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). During his studies there, he joined the fraternity Skull and Bones at. A subsequent study of law at Harvard University , he graduated in 1959 with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.). He then did military service in the US Navy between 1953 and 1957 and was most recently a lieutenant at sea with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). After his legal admission to the Bar of New York (New York State Bar Association) was 1957 to 1960 as a lawyer at the New York-based City law firm Shearman & Sterling and from 1960 to 1961 as an employee of the CIA as an assistant of the then Trade Minister Frederick H. Mueller . In 1961 he joined the bank Morgan Guaranty Trust , where he was initially 1961-1963 of assistive Vice President, then from 1963 to 1968 managing director and most recently from 1968 to 1969 Vice President.
Subsequently, Galbraith was chairman of the board of directors of the asset management company Bankers Trust between 1969 and 1975 and then chairman of the board of directors of the New York investment bank Dillon, Read & Co. from 1975 to 1980 , before he was executive director of Dillon, Read & Co. in 1981. On November 6, 1981, he was appointed ambassador to France by US President Ronald Reagan . There he handed over his letter of accreditation as the successor to Arthur A. Hartman on December 2, 1981 and remained in this post until July 15, 1985, whereupon Joe M. Rodgers was his successor there. He then became director of international affairs and senior advisor at the Morgan Stanley credit institution in 1985 and was also a member of the board of directors of the state-owned company for foreign investments OPIC (Overseas Private Investment Corporation) between 1986 and 1990 . Furthermore, he was chairman of the supervisory board of the luxury goods group Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton SE (LVMH) until 1998 . In 2001 he also became Defense Advisor to the Permanent Mission to NATO .
His marriage to Marie "Bootsie" Galbraith had four children. After his death he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Web links
- Entry on the homepage of the Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs of the US State Department
- G. Evan Galbraith in the nndb (English)
- Evan G. Galbraith in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Galbraith, Evan G. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Galbraith, Evan Griffith (full name); Galbraith, Van (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American diplomat and business manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toledo , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 2008 |
| Place of death | Manhattan , New York City |