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	In 1974 he purchased the restaurant ] and within the year had partnered with Doug Schmick. While growing the restaurant company, he attended the ], Executive Management Program, in 1979. There are 90 ] in 24 states employing over 8,000 people.<ref name="Price">{{cite news\|url=http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/22494/diplomat-relaxed-about-job-loss\|title=Diplomat relaxed about job loss \| Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South Island, New Zealand & International News\|last=Price\|first=Mark\|date=16 September 2008\|work=]\|accessdate=3 October 2012}}</ref> The company went public in July 2004 and is traded on the ]. McCormick currently serves as Chairman Emeritus.		In 1974 he purchased the restaurant ] and within the year had partnered with Doug Schmick. While growing the restaurant company, he attended the ], Executive Management Program, in 1979. There are 90 ] in 24 states employing over 8,000 people.<ref name="Price">{{cite news\|url=http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/22494/diplomat-relaxed-about-job-loss\|title=Diplomat relaxed about job loss \| Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South Island, New Zealand & International News\|last=Price\|first=Mark\|date=16 September 2008\|work=]\|accessdate=3 October 2012}}</ref> The company went public in July 2004 and is traded on the ]. McCormick currently serves as Chairman Emeritus.

	McCormick has been noted{{by whom\|date=October 2012}} for his civic and charitable involvement. For example, he has provided thousands of pounds of food for the Pasadena, California, food bank and 11,000 books for disadvantaged children in Los Angeles County. He began the Shamrock Run twenty-seven years ago for the benefit of many service organizations in Portland, Oregon. McCormick was awarded the Secretary’s Award by the ] for his contributions to, and recognition of, the nation’s veterans. Each year McCormick & Schmick Seafood Restaurants provides over 17,000 complimentary meals to veterans visiting any McCormick & Schmick Restaurant on ]. {{Citation needed}}		McCormick has been noted{{by whom\|date=October 2012}} for his civic and charitable involvement. For example, he has provided thousands of pounds of food for the Pasadena, California, food bank and 11,000 books for disadvantaged children in Los Angeles County. He began the Shamrock Run twenty-seven years ago for the benefit of many service organizations in Portland, Oregon. McCormick was awarded the Secretary’s Award by the ] for his contributions to, and recognition of, the nation’s veterans. Each year McCormick & Schmick Seafood Restaurants provides over 17,000 complimentary meals to veterans visiting any McCormick & Schmick Restaurant on ]. {{Citation needed\|date=November 2012}}

	As co-chair of the Portland Opera Foundation, he was successful in raising $24 million to help sustain that organization in the future.{{citation needed\|date=October 2012}} Under President ], McCormick served on the ], whose Honorary Chairman is ], then ].		As co-chair of the Portland Opera Foundation, he was successful in raising $24 million to help sustain that organization in the future.{{citation needed\|date=October 2012}} Under President ], McCormick served on the ], whose Honorary Chairman is ], then ].

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William P. McCormick, U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand

William (Bill) P. McCormick (born August 18, 1939, in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American businessman and diplomat. He is the co-founder of McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants. He served as the United States ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa from October 21, 2005 until January 10, 2009. He is married and has six children.

McCormick attended Roger Williams University and Boston University while serving in the United States Army Reserve Military Police until he was honorably discharged in 1963. He then moved to northern California and worked in the brokerage office of Connecticut General Life Insurance Company in San Francisco until 1965. It was at this time that he became a partner in the Refectory Steak House Restaurant chain. By the early 1970s McCormick had moved further north to Portland, Oregon, and sold his interest in the Refectory Restaurants.

In 1974 he purchased the restaurant Jake's Famous Crawfish and within the year had partnered with Doug Schmick. While growing the restaurant company, he attended the Harvard Business School, Executive Management Program, in 1979. There are 90 McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants in 24 states employing over 8,000 people. The company went public in July 2004 and is traded on the NASDAQ. McCormick currently serves as Chairman Emeritus.

McCormick has been noted for his civic and charitable involvement. For example, he has provided thousands of pounds of food for the Pasadena, California, food bank and 11,000 books for disadvantaged children in Los Angeles County. He began the Shamrock Run twenty-seven years ago for the benefit of many service organizations in Portland, Oregon. McCormick was awarded the Secretary’s Award by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for his contributions to, and recognition of, the nation’s veterans. Each year McCormick & Schmick Seafood Restaurants provides over 17,000 complimentary meals to veterans visiting any McCormick & Schmick Restaurant on Veterans Day.

As co-chair of the Portland Opera Foundation, he was successful in raising $24 million to help sustain that organization in the future. Under President George W. Bush, McCormick served on the President's Committee of the Arts & Humanities, whose Honorary Chairman is First Lady of the United States, then Laura Bush.

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"McCormick, William P." U.S Department of State.
Price, Mark (16 September 2008). "Diplomat relaxed about job loss". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 3 October 2012. {{cite news}}: Text "Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South Island, New Zealand & International News" ignored (help)

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Preceded byCharles J. Swindells	U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand Also accredited to Samoa 2005–2008	Succeeded byDavid Huebner

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	In 1974 he purchased the restaurant ] and within the year had partnered with Doug Schmick. While growing the restaurant company, he attended the ], Executive Management Program, in 1979. There are 90 ] in 24 states employing over 8,000 people.<ref name="Price">{{cite news\|url=http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/22494/diplomat-relaxed-about-job-loss\|title=Diplomat relaxed about job loss \| Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South Island, New Zealand & International News\|last=Price\|first=Mark\|date=16 September 2008\|work=]\|accessdate=3 October 2012}}</ref> The company went public in July 2004 and is traded on the ]. McCormick currently serves as Chairman Emeritus.		In 1974 he purchased the restaurant ] and within the year had partnered with Doug Schmick. While growing the restaurant company, he attended the ], Executive Management Program, in 1979. There are 90 ] in 24 states employing over 8,000 people.<ref name="Price">{{cite news\|url=http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/22494/diplomat-relaxed-about-job-loss\|title=Diplomat relaxed about job loss \| Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South Island, New Zealand & International News\|last=Price\|first=Mark\|date=16 September 2008\|work=]\|accessdate=3 October 2012}}</ref> The company went public in July 2004 and is traded on the ]. McCormick currently serves as Chairman Emeritus.

	McCormick has been noted{{by whom\|date=October 2012}} for his civic and charitable involvement. For example, he has provided thousands of pounds of food for the Pasadena, California, food bank and 11,000 books for disadvantaged children in Los Angeles County. He began the Shamrock Run twenty-seven years ago for the benefit of many service organizations in Portland, Oregon. McCormick was awarded the Secretary’s Award by the ] for his contributions to, and recognition of, the nation’s veterans. Each year McCormick & Schmick Seafood Restaurants provides over 17,000 complimentary meals to veterans visiting any McCormick & Schmick Restaurant on ]. {{Citation needed}}		McCormick has been noted{{by whom\|date=October 2012}} for his civic and charitable involvement. For example, he has provided thousands of pounds of food for the Pasadena, California, food bank and 11,000 books for disadvantaged children in Los Angeles County. He began the Shamrock Run twenty-seven years ago for the benefit of many service organizations in Portland, Oregon. McCormick was awarded the Secretary’s Award by the ] for his contributions to, and recognition of, the nation’s veterans. Each year McCormick & Schmick Seafood Restaurants provides over 17,000 complimentary meals to veterans visiting any McCormick & Schmick Restaurant on ]. {{Citation needed\|date=November 2012}}

	As co-chair of the Portland Opera Foundation, he was successful in raising $24 million to help sustain that organization in the future.{{citation needed\|date=October 2012}} Under President ], McCormick served on the ], whose Honorary Chairman is ], then ].		As co-chair of the Portland Opera Foundation, he was successful in raising $24 million to help sustain that organization in the future.{{citation needed\|date=October 2012}} Under President ], McCormick served on the ], whose Honorary Chairman is ], then ].