For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 26, 2001
President Bush to Nominate Leach as Ambassador to France
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
Howard H. Leach to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the United States of America to France.
"Howard Leach is a strong business and community leader who appreciates
the importance of good transatlantic relations. He has
helped to improve economic life in the San Francisco area, and will
bring this expertise to the economic relationship between the United
States and France. I am confident he will be a distinguished
U.S. Ambassador to France," said President Bush.
Leach currently serves as the President of Foley Timber and Land
Company in Perry, Florida, and Leach Capital Corporation and Leach McMicking & Company in San Francisco. He also serves as a
Regent of the University of California. He is a veteran of
the U.S. Air Force, a graduate of Yale University and attended Stanford
Graduate School of Business.
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