Abraham Katz

Abraham Katz (December 4, 1926 – February 5, 2013) was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to the OECD from 1981 to 1984. He was also the President of the United States Council for International Business and the International Organisation of Employers.

Early life Katz was born in Brooklyn, NY, US.

Career Katz worked in the United States Foreign Service. In 1950 he began his government career as a foreign affairs officer in the Department of State.

On July 9, 1981, President Reagan approved the nomination of Katz to be the Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador, a position that he held from August 1981 until May 31, 1984.

Later life Katz became President of the United States Council for International Business (USCIB) on June 1, 1984, a post from which he retired in 1999. He retired with the title of President Emeritus.

Katz was also an author on political science and economics. He authored Politics of Economic Reform in the Soviet Union (1972), and The Atlantic Community Reappraised, A Washington Perspective, Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science, XXIX, 2, 1958.

He died in New York City after a short illness, age 86, and his funeral services were held at the Park Avenue Synagogue in Manhattan.

Honors In the US Department of State, Katz has been awarded several awards including the 1953 Commendable Service Award, and the Meritorious Honor Award in 1963.

In 1998, he received the USCIB International Leadership Award, as well as the Ordre national du Mérite.