Herbert Salzman
American diplomat and businessman
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Herbert Salzman (May 2, 1916 – December 23, 1990) was an American diplomat and businessman who served as the United States Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 1977 to 1981.[1]
Ronald Reagan
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 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 23, 1990 (aged 74) New York City, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Yale University (B.A.) |
Salzman was born in Brooklyn, New York City to Russian immigrant parents.[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 United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in 1966.[3]
In 1977, President Jimmy Carter sent him to Paris as the U.S. representative to the OECD, a post he held until 1981.[3] He concurrently served as ambassador to the International Energy Agency (IEA).[4]
Salzman died of leukemia on December 23, 1990, in New York City at age 74.[5]
