For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 13, 2001
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Sweden.
"Sweden and the United States enjoy a close relationship and Charles
Heimbold will be a valuable asset in maintaining those strong ties.
Charles is an involved member of his community, a committed advocate of
education, and experienced business leader. He will serve
the United States well," the President said.
Heimbold presently serves as the Deputy Chairman of the Board of the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York and is Chairman and CEO of
Bristol-Myers Squibb. He serves as Chairman of the Board of
Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania School of Law and is a past
trustee of Sarah Lawrence College. He is the Chairman of the
Board of Phoenix House, a non-profit drug abuse treatment facility and
was a member of the Commonwealth Fund Commission on Women's Health. and
is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. A resident
of Riverside, Connecticut, Heimbold is a graduate of Villanova
University, received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and
his L.L.M. from New York University.
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