Sol Linowitz
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Sol Myron Linowitz (December 7, 1913 – March 18, 2005) was an American diplomat, lawyer, and businessman who helped negotiate the return of the Panama Canal to Panama under the direction of President Jimmy Carter. 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". He was a graduate of Hamilton College and Cornell Law School, where he served as a trustee.
He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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- Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Legends in the Law:Sol Linowitz
- Washington Post Story on his life
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