Herbert Salzman

Herbert Salzman
6th United States Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
In office
June 8, 1977 – March 30, 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Preceded byWilliam C. Turner
Succeeded byAbraham Katz
Personal details
Born(1916-05-02)May 2, 1916
New York City, U.S.
DiedDecember 23, 1990(1990-12-23) (aged 74)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationYale University (B.A.)

Herbert Salzman (May 2, 1916 – December 23, 1990) was an American diplomat and businessman who served as the United States Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 1977 to 1981.[1]

Salzman was born in Brooklyn, New York City to Russian immigrant parents.[2] He attended public schools there and, in 1934, the Hebrew Reali School of Haifa, Palestine.[2] He graduated cum laude from Yale College in 1938, and studied at Columbia University in 1954.[2]

President Lyndon Johnson made him assistant administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in 1966.[3]

In 1977, President Jimmy Carter sent him to Paris as the U.S. representative to the OECD, a post he held until 1981.[3] He concurrently served as ambassador to the International Energy Agency (IEA).[4]

Salzman died of leukemia on December 23, 1990, in New York City at age 74.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Democrat and Chronicle from Rochester, New York on December 29, 1990 · Page 22". Newspapers.com. 1990-12-29. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  2. ^ a b c Saxon, Wolfgang (December 25, 1990). "Herbert Salzman Is Dead at 74; Economics Adviser to 4 Presidents" – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ a b "HERBERT SALZMAN; SERVED U.S. IN GLOBAL ECONOMICS". Chicago Tribune. December 26, 1990.
  4. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR HERBERT SALZMAN" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 13 June 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ^ Wolfgang Saxon (1990-12-25). "Herbert Salzman Is Dead at 74; Economics Adviser to 4 Presidents". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-05-28.


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