Don Lee Gevirtz (1928–2001) was a non-career appointee who served concurrent appointments as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Tuvalu, Fiji, Nauru and Tonga from 1995 until 1997.[1]
At the time of his nomination, Gevirtz was the chairman and chief executive officer of the Foothill Group Incorporated, Los Angeles financial services firm[2] and was a big contributor to Bill Clinton.[3]
Gevirtz is an honors graduate of the University of Southern California.[2] He and his wife Marilyn endowed the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at UCSB.[4]
References
- ^ "Don Lee Gevirtz". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ a b "PRESIDENT NAMES DON LEE GEVIRTZ AS AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF FIJI, THE REPUBLIC OF NAURU AND THE KINGDOM OF TONGA AND TUVALU". Clinton White House Archives. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ Kamen, Al (July 28, 1995). "SIX-FIGURE JOBS IN JEOPARDY". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "GEVIRTZ, Marilyn Katz". Santa Barbara News Press. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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