Charles A. Heimbold Jr.

Charles A. Heimbold Jr.
United States Ambassador to Sweden
In office
September 26, 2001 – February 12, 2004
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byLyndon Lowell Olson Jr.
Succeeded byTeel Bivins
Personal details
Born(1933-05-27)May 27, 1933
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedAugust 20, 2024(2024-08-20) (aged 91)
Riverside, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materVillanova University (BA)[1]
University of Pennsylvania (JD)[2]
New York University (LLM)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1954–1957

Charles A. Heimbold Jr. (May 27, 1933 – August 20, 2024) was an American businessman and diplomat, who was Chairman and CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, and as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden. His son is American musician Pete Francis Heimbold, of Dispatch fame.

Biography

Heimbold was an honors graduate of Villanova University, having graduated in 1954, and of the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1960, where he was a member of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. He also received a Master of Laws degree from New York University and completed a program at The Hague Academy of International Law in the summer of 1959.[3]

Heimbold served as Chairman and CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.[4]

On April 13, 2001, Heimbold was nominated by President George W. Bush as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 1, and sworn in on September 12 in New York City. Heimbold presented his credentials to King Carl XVI Gustaf in Stockholm on September 26, 2001.

Heimbold died at home in Riverside, Connecticut, on August 20, 2024, at the age of 91.[5]

His son is American musician Pete Francis Heimbold, of Dispatch fame.

References

  1. ^ "Charles A. Heimbold, Jr".
  2. ^ "Personnel Announcement".
  3. ^ Heimbold, Charles A., Jr
  4. ^ "Heimbold, Charles A., Jr".
  5. ^ "Ambassador Charles A. Heimbold Jr". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Sweden
2001–2004
Succeeded by