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Steven J. Green
12th United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
In office
November 18, 1997 – March 1, 2001
Preceded byTimothy Chorba
Succeeded byFrank Lavin
Personal details
Born (1945-07-17) July 17, 1945 (age 79)
United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Steven J. Green (born 1945) is a businessman and Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Singapore in Miami, Florida, United States. He was the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore from 1997 to 2001.

Education and family

Ambassador Green was born in 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Miami and New York Institute of Finance. He is married to Dorothea Green (nee Langhans), formerly Miss USA. He has two daughters. One is an attorney and the other daughter is chairman of the Green Family Foundation

Career

Business

Ambassador Green has participated in many business ventures. In the 1980's, he managed E-II Holdings, a company that had been forced into bankruptcy because of its junk bond debts. The company received an infusion of capital from Leon Black, resulting the emergence from bankruptcy.

From 1988 to 1996, Ambassador Green was Chairman and CEO of Samsonite Corporation. He was also Chairman and CEO of Astrum International from 1990 to 1995. During this time, Astrum operated Samsonite as a subsidiary as well as Culligan Water. Both Samsonite and Culligan were spun off as separate publically owned companies in 1995.

As chairman of Astrum, Ambassador Green directed the company's expansion into emerging markets in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Asia and the Middle East. In 1992, he was Chairman and CEO when the company opened the first American retailing store in Red Square, Moscow.

Public Service

President Clinton appointed Green to the President's Export Council in 1995.

United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore

On November 18, 1997, Ambassador Green was sworn in as United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore, a position that he would hold until March 1, 2001. A political appointee of President Bill Clinton, he stayed on as Ambassador during the early days of the administration of President George W. Bush.

Ambassador Green spearheaded a number of strategic programs that bilateral relations economic development, intellectual property, immigration and national security. He directly led the effort to start bilateral negotiations which culminated in the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.

Career after being Ambassador

Honorary Consul General of Singapore, Miami, Florida

In 2002, Ambassador Green was appointed Honorary Consul General of Singapore in Miami. The Honorary Consulate General in Miami refers consular and visa applications to the Singaporean embassy in Washington.

Business career after Ambassadorship

Ambassador Green is currently Managing Director, Greenstreet Partners, a private merchant bank. Previously he was chairman and CEO of Greenstreet Partners, Auburndale Properties, and the CEENIS Property Fund.

Charities and board membership

Trustee

  • Children’s Health Fund
  • United States Olympic Committee’s Champions in Life program
  • United Way
  • Florida International University.

Board member

  • University of Miami
  • United States Chamber of Commerce
  • Knowledge Universe Holdings, KLC Knowledge Learning Centers
  • Greenstreet Real Estate Partners, a company that manages education-related real estate

Green Family Foundation

Ambassador Green established the Green Family Foundation in 1991. The foundation supports HIV/AIDS prevention and education, access to the arts, homeless assistance, disaster relief, and community outreach. Ambassador Green's daughter, Kimberley, is the chair of the foundation.

Awards

  • American Red Cross Philos Award for a $1 million donation to the Red Cross of Greater Miami & the Keys, 1999.
  • The United Way Alexis de Tocqueville Award for Outstanding Philanthropy

References

  1. http://www.mfa.gov.sg/washington/September_03.pdf
  2. ^ "Ambassador Steven J. and Dorothea Green". Green Family Foundation.
  3. http://www.nndb.com/people/993/000127612/
  4. http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/1997/12/22/editorial1.html?page=1
  5. ^ "Council of American Ambassadors Membership - Steven J. Green". Council of American Ambassadors.
  6. ^ "Speaker's Biography: Steven Green". Milken Institute.
  7. http://www.mfa.gov.sg/washington/
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