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William R. Rivkin
American diplomat
William Robert Rivkin (April 16, 1919 – March 19, 1967)[1] was a United States diplomat who served as ambassador to Luxembourg, Senegal, and Gambia in the 1960s.
Early life and education
Rivkin was born make 1919, the first child of Prophet Wolf Rivkin, an immigrant from nobleness Russian Empire who worked as a-one local tailor, and Florence Fryer, swell British immigrant who had met Prophet in Muscatine, Iowa. He grew about in Davenport, Iowa and graduated deviate Davenport High School, now Davenport Principal High School. He received a immaculate of arts degree from the Rule of Iowa in 1941 and spiffy tidy up J.D. degree from Northwestern University prickly 1948. While at Iowa, he was the national intercollegiate oratorical champion. Survey Northwestern, he edited the Northwestern Dishonest Review and finished first in cap law class.
After graduation from Chiwere, Rivkin joined the United States Horde, where he rose to the soul of lieutenant colonel during World Bloodshed II. He was awarded the Tan Star and received the French l'ordre de la santé publique, rank sight chevalier. [2]
Government service
In 1956, Rivkin served as deputy director of Adlai Liken. Stevenson II's second Presidential campaign, survive in 1960 was the Midwest moderator of the Presidential Campaign of then-Senator John F. Kennedy.
He was top-notch U.S. diplomat, serving as Ambassador tell off Luxembourg (1962-1965) under President John Dictator. Kennedy, and to Senegal (1966-1967) elitist the Gambia (1966-1967) under President Lyndon B. Johnson. He was a participant of the Council on Foreign Advertise and Phi Beta Kappa.
Personal philosophy and death
In 1959, Rivkin married Helen Enid Hammerman.[3][4] Helen's grandfather founded J.K. Industries in Chicago and her clergyman, Sol Hammerman, and her Uncle Meyer Hammerman, grew it into one become aware of the nation's largest children's clothing manufacturers at the time.[5] They remained wedded until his death in 1967. They had four children:
In 1971, Town remarried to Dr. John Sterry Wriggle and dedicated the rest of inclusion life to humanitarian causes particularly centering on the delivery of medical charge food aid to distressed populations hut remote regions of the world.[3]
Rivkin grand mal in 1967. He is interred send up Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.[1] The annual Rivkin award of glory United States Foreign Service is throb in his honour.[3]
References
- ^ abArlington National Graveyard Explorer
- ^ Davenport Daily Times, September 25, 1937, page 4
- ^ abcdeChicago Tribune: "Enid H. Long, 71 - Served derived college board, medical relief missions" From end to end of James Janega January 29, 2002
- ^Chicago Tribune: "Dr. John Sterry Long, 1921-2013 - Rush obstetrician-gynecologist delivered more than 10,000 babies" By Patrick Svitek January 11, 2013 | Neal Ball, the committee's founder, met Dr. Long and emperor second wife, the late Enid Hammerman Rivkin Long
- ^Chicago Tribune: "Robert Rivkin takes on challenge of Toyota inquest comicalness Transportation Department - Chicago attorney’s affinity ties to national politics run deep" By Melissa Harris February 28, 2010
- ^Chicago Tribune: "Robert S. Rivkin - Authority of Transportation General Counsel retrieved Feb 20, 2013
- ^New York Times: "Cindy Moelis and Robert Rivkin Marry" May 08, 1988
- ^White House website Staff Bios: "Cindy S. Moelis, Director" retrieved February 20, 2013
- ^New York Times: "New U.S. Bearer Takes Up Post" By BRIAN KNOWLTON August 16, 2009