About Sol Linowitz
Lived 1913 – 2005 (aged 91). Sol Linowitz was an American diplomat, autobiographer, lawyer, businessperson, entrepreneur and jurist.
Sol Myron Linowitz (December 7, 1913 – March 18, 2005) was an American diplomat, lawyer, and businessman.
Early life Linowitz was born to a Jewish family in Trenton, New Jersey. Besides being a career diplomat, lawyer, and one time chairman of Xerox, he wrote two books, The Making of a Public Man: A Memoir, and The Betrayed Profession.
From 1974 to 1978, Linowitz was head of the Federal City Council, a group of business, civic, education, and other leaders interested in economic development in Washington, D.C.
On November 6, 1979, the Carter administration announced Linowitz would replace Robert S. Strauss as Special Representative for Middle East Peace Negotiations (the Palestinian autonomy talks). On December 4, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved his appointment.
In 1983, he received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.
He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998 by President Bill Clinton.
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Who was Sol Linowitz?
American diplomat (1913-2005)
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Sol Linowitz was born on 7 December 1913 in Trenton.
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Sol Linowitz died on 18 March 2005 in Washington, D.C..
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Sol Linowitz was a diplomat, autobiographer, lawyer, businessperson, entrepreneur and jurist.
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Sol Linowitz was American.
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