Howard H. Leach
Howard Leach | |
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United States Ambassador to France | |
In office July 16, 2001 – April 16, 2005 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Felix Rohatyn |
Succeeded by | Craig Roberts Stapleton |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Howard H. Leach (born June 19, 1930) is an American diplomat and businessman. He served as the
Early life and education
Leach was born in Salinas, California. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Yale University in 1952. He studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1953 and at the Stanford Advanced Management College in 1968.[3]
Career
Business career
A businessman and private investor, Leach began his entrepreneurial career as co-founder and president of various food-processing corporations from 1958 to 1971 in his hometown of
Diplomatic career
Leach served as United States Ambassador to France from 2001 to 2005. He was rated highly by the
Philanthropy
He was directly involved in managing a number of public interest associations, including the National Legal Research Center for the Public Interest in Washington and the
Personal life
Leach is a former member and past chairman of the Regents of the University of California. He is married to Gretchen Leach, a philanthropist.[7] They reside in Palm Beach, Florida.[8]
References
- ^ Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs. "Leach, Howard H." 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ "President Bush to Nominate Leach as Ambassador to France". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ "Council of American Ambassadors > Members > Howard H Leach". Council of American Ambassadors. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State. 2005. p. 7. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ^ "CIA, ambassades, santé… Joe Biden fait le ménage dans la haute administration". 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Howard H Leach". Hoover Institution of Stanford University. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ a b American Hospital of Paris Foundation: Donors Archived 2013-11-20 at archive.today
- ^ Hofheinz, Darrell. "A $5.3M townhouse deal proves to be quite neighborly". Palm Beach Daily News. Retrieved 2019-12-14.