John J. Louis
John Jeffry Louis, Jr. (born June 10, 1925 in Evanston , Illinois ; † February 15, 1995 in Winnetka , Illinois) was an American business manager and diplomat who served as the United States' ambassador to the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1983 was.
Life
John Jeffry Louis, Jr., was the son of John J. Louis and Henrietta Johnson, heiress of SC Johnson & Son , an international cleaning, hygiene, personal care and insect repellent company . After schooling he made during the Second World War from 1943 to 1945 military service in the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) and was last lieutenant (Second Lieutenant) and military pilot. After the end of the war, he began an undergraduate degree at the renowned Williams College , founded in 1793 , which he finished in 1947 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). A subsequent post-graduate studies in professional management which was founded in 1769 to Dartmouth College belonging Tuck School of Business , he graduated in 1949 with a Master of Business Administration from (MBA). In 1951 he began his professional career as a financial manager at the advertising company Needham, Louis, and Brorby , of which his father was managing partner, and worked there until 1958. He then was Director of International Marketing for SC Johnson & Son from 1958 to 1961 .
Following Louis was 1961-1968 chairman of the broadcaster KTAR Broadcasting Co . He campaigned as chairman of the Illinois Volunteers for Goldwater in the 1964 US presidential election for Republican candidate Barry Goldwater . In 1968 he was chairman of the board of the Combined Communications Corporation and at the same time a board member of the media group Gannett and, after the takeover of the Combined Communications Corporation, he was chairman of the board of Gannett between 1979 and 1981 . He was also temporarily a board member of SC Johnson & Son .
On May 7, 1981, John J. Louis was appointed to succeed Kingman Brewster as the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom and delivered his credentials there on May 27, 1981 . He remained in this post until his resignation on November 7, 1983 and was then replaced by Charles H. Price . His appointment as ambassador by US President Ronald Reagan met with criticism from diplomats; The ambassador several times Malcolm Toon declared in an interview with the monthly magazine Foreign Service Journal , which was also quoted in the news magazine Time on April 12, 1982 : “His only qualification is that he speaks English.” ('His only qualification is that he Speaks English. ')
Louis was again on the Gannett Board of Directors between 1985 and 1995 . He was also a trustee of Northwestern University . In addition, he was involved in sports and was among other things co-owner of the baseball team Atlanta Braves and as vice president of the previous team Milwaukee Braves and co-owner of the baseball team Chicago White Sox . His marriage to Josephine Peters gave birth to two daughters, Kimberly Stewart and Tracy Merrill, as well as son John Jeffry Louis III, who was also chairman of the board of directors of Gannett and a board member of SC Johnson & Son .
Web links
- Entry on the homepage of the Office of the Historian of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- John J. Louis in nndb (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chiefs of Mission for United Kingdom on the homepage of the Office of the Historian of the US State Department
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Louis, John J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Louis, John Jeffry Jr. (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American business manager and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Evanston , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1995 |
| Place of death | Winnetka , Illinois |