Georgette Mosbacher

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Georgette Mosbacher
United States Ambassador to Poland
In office
September 6, 2018 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byPaul W. Jones
Succeeded byB. Bix Aliu (acting)
Personal details
Born
Georgette Paulsin

(1947-01-16) January 16, 1947 (age 77)
Highland, Indiana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Robert Muir
    (m. 1972; div. 1977)
  • (m. 1979; div. 1982)
  • (m. 1985; div. 1998)
Residence(s)New York City, U.S.
Alma materIndiana University
AwardsGrand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

Ellis Island Medal of Honor

Georgette Mosbacher (née Paulsin; January 16, 1947) is an

United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.[3]

Mosbacher started her career as an executive in 1987 when she purchased the struggling cosmetics firm

Borghese,[7] a cosmetics manufacturer based in New York City.[8] Mosbacher authored two motivational books for women in the 1990s: Feminine Force through Simon & Schuster[9] and It Takes Money Honey through HarperCollins.[10]

Active in

Bush Cheney '04.[5] Involved with a number of non-profit organizations, in 1995[11] she founded the New York Center for Children,[11] which aims to assist abused children and their families.[17] A fellow at the Foreign Policy Association,[11] she is a board-member for Business Executives for National Security (BENS) and the Atlantic Council,[1][11] among other organizations.[18]

On February 14, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Mosbacher to be Ambassador to the Republic of Poland.[19] On July 12, 2018 her nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate by voice vote.[20] On December 26, 2020, Mosbacher announced her intent to resign, effective January 20, 2021.[21]

Early life and education

A native of Highland, Indiana,[15][22] Georgette Mosbacher (née Paulsin) was born to Dorothy (Bell) and George Paulsin.[4][15][23] Her father died in an automobile accident when she was young,[15] leaving the seven-year-old Georgette and her three younger siblings[24] under the care of their mother,[4] grandmother, and great-grandmother.[16] When her mother returned to work,[4] Mosbacher took on childcare duties for her brother George[4] and two sisters, Melody and Lyn.[15]

Mosbacher attended high school in

B.S. in education[15] from Indiana University in 1970.[4][22] As an undergraduate student she worked three jobs in order to fund her education.[24] After graduating from Indiana University, Mosbacher moved to Chicago to take a job at an advertising firm.[22]

Business career

Mosbacher in 1999

Mosbacher purchased the high-end cosmetics firm

CEO[6] and president[26] for four years.[5] Among other changes,[4] she sold La Prairie in 1991 to Beiersdorf, a large personal care products provider based in Germany.[5][26]

After selling La Prairie, in the 1990s she founded her own consulting company,

chairman[28] and CEO.[11][28] Mosbacher published her first book,[24] the semi-autobiographical and women's motivational guide Feminine Force: Release the Power Within to Create the Life You Deserve, in 1993. Released through Simon & Schuster,[9] it had a foreword by Kathie Lee Gifford.[12] Her second book, It Takes Money Honey: A Get-Smart Guide to Total Financial Freedom, was also partly focused on finances, and was released through HarperCollins in 1998.[10]

After serving as a consultant to the company since 1999,

Borghese, a prominent cosmetics manufacturer based in New York City.[11] She also took on the role of president,[11] and by 2006 had been appointed chairwoman.[24] The Borghese brand had first started in the 14th century in Italy, using minerals and ingredients from Tuscany.[8] Upon becoming CEO, she closed half of the line's outlets to retain exclusivity, and reduced the number of items to focus on core products.[24] During her early years at Borghese, she helped the company expand its global operations and establish a wide distribution network in China.[13]

Political career

A longtime

Mosbacher has been noted in the media for her private fundraising events since the 1990s,

On February 12, 2018

United States Ambassador to Poland to replace Paul W. Jones.[32] On July 12, 2018 her nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[20]

In the media

In relation to both business and politics,

war veterans.[37] While she generally takes a Republican standpoint in relation to political issues, she has at times expressed frustration with Republican candidates and politicians,[12] for example over incidents such as Congress stalling the vote on aid for Hurricane Sandy in 2012.[38] She also has appeared on Bravo Television series Southern Charm as Patricia Altschul's best friend, and partner in her customized dog caftan business.[39][40]

Charity work and boards

For several decades, Mosbacher has been involved with a number of non-profit organizations. In 1995

M.D. Anderson Hospital Cancer Center[18] and is on the board of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.[29] Through her own charitable foundation, Mosbacher provides two annual scholarships for women in the MBA program at Indiana University, her alma mater.[18]

She was elected to the

Green Beret Foundation and a board-member for Business Executives for National Security (BENS) and the Atlantic Council,[1] among other organizations.[18]

Awards and recognition

Georgette Mosbacher has received several awards throughout her career, including the

Bryant College[11] and an honorary doctorate from the International Fine Arts College.[11][29]

On January 12, 2021 President of Poland Andrzej Duda decorated her with 1st class Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, the order was awarded "in recognition of outstanding achievements in developing Polish-American friendly relations and cooperation, and for involvement in activities for international security."[43]

Personal life

Based in Manhattan, in the 1970s Mosbacher was married to Robert Muir,[15] and after their divorce in 1977,[15] for a time she was married to George Barrie,[15] the CEO of Fabergé and Brut Productions.[4] On March 1, 1985, she married Robert Mosbacher, moving to Houston.[4] In 1989 President, George H. W. Bush appointed Robert Mosbacher to the position of United States Secretary of Commerce. On June 12, 1990, she was robbed at gun point in front of her hotel room at the Barbizon Plaza in Manhattan (now Trump Parc). She dove into an elevator, the door of which unexpectedly opened, rang the alarm and rode it to the ground floor; the gunman vanished with her jewelry and handbag.[44] After 13 years of marriage, Georgette Mosbacher and her husband divorced in 1998.[15] In 2017, she gave a brief video tour of her Fifth Avenue home, discussing her many distinguished guests at parties there, on the NBC television series Open House.[45]

Controversies

Mosbacher courted controversy when she suggested that Poland was responsible for the re-emergence of anti-Semitism across the continent of Europe because of a law which criminalizes blaming Poland for the actions of

Holocaust.[46]

Prior to being appointed, Polish President Andrzej Duda stated that if Mosbacher were appointed as the new U.S. ambassador to Poland, she would be accepted, despite having made "unnecessary and mistaken" comments about the country.

Publishing history

Books authored by Georgette Mosbacher
Year Release title Publisher ISBN, notes
1993 Feminine Force: Release The Power Within To Create The Life You Deserve[9] Simon & Schuster
1998 It Takes Money, Honey: A Get-Smart Guide to Total Financial Freedom[10] HarperCollins

See also

References

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  30. ^ Horyn, Cathy, "Is Georgette Mosbacher Too Hot for the G.O.P. to Handle?", The New York Times, January 14, 2001
  31. ^ Stirewalt, Chris (April 27, 2015). "Jeb set to debut biggest cash haul ever". Fox News. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  32. ^ Editorial, Reuters (13 February 2018). "Trump to tap Georgette Mosbacher as ambassador to Poland: White House". Reuters. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
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  39. ^ "Bravolebrity graces Naples with her Southern Charm: Where did she and her bestie eat?". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  40. ^ "Patricia Altschul Talks About Couture and Caftans". Yahoo Life. 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  41. ^ "Georgette Mosbacher Joins Intelius' Board of Directors". Intelius press release. October 27, 2009. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  42. ^ a b c "Georgette Mosbacher Honored With National Leadership Award; Mosbacher Gains Additional Accolades from the National Repfublican Congressional Committee's Business Advisory Council". thefreelibrary.com – Bratskeir & Co. 2002. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  43. ^ S.A, Telewizja Polska. "US Ambassador decorated by Polish president". polandin.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  44. ^ "Mosbacher's Wife Robbed of Cash, Jewelry Worth $30,000..." Los Angeles Times. 14 June 1990.
  45. ^ "If Walls Could Talk: Inside Georgette Mosbacher's Home". NBC 4 NEW YORK Open House. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  46. ^ "Poland: US envoy nominee to be accepted despite polemic view". The Seattle Times. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2018-11-28.

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
United States Ambassador to Poland

2018–2021
Succeeded by
B. Bix Aliu
Chargé d'Affaires