For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 25, 2001
President Bush to Nominate Argyros to be Ambassador to Spain
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
George L. Argyros to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the United States of America to Spain and Andorra.
"George Argyros is a leader in his community who has been active in
numerous civic, cultural, and philanthropic
organizations. His experience in trade policy and foreign
affairs, as well as his interest in education and the arts, will make
him an excellent Ambassador to Spain and Andorra," said the
President.
Mr. Argyros was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to hold a seat on
the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations where he
served until 1990, when he was named to the Board of the Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation by former President Bush. He is
currently the Chairman and CEO of Arnel and Affiliates in Costa Mesa,
California. He is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of
Chapman University and serves on the Board of Trustees at California
Institute of Technology. He is the Director of the Orange
County Council of the Boy Scouts of America and served as the Chairman
of the Orange County Business Committee for the Arts from 1993 to
1997. He is the Chairman of the Richard Nixon Library and
Birthplace Foundation, is Founding Chairman of The Nixon Center in
Washington, D.C., and is a Councilor for the Center for Strategic and
International Studies. He has received numerous awards for his civic
and philanthropic activity and was twice inducted into Horatio Alger
Association of Distinguished Americans. He is a graduate of
Chapman University.
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