Steven J. Green

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Steven J. Green
Steven J. Green
12th United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
In office
November 18, 1997 – March 1, 2001
Preceded by Timothy Chorba
Succeeded by Frank Lavin
Born July 17, 1945 (1945-07-17) (age 62)
Flag of the 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.

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[edit] Education and family

Green was born in 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Miami and New York Institute of Finance. [1] He is married to Dorothea Green (nee Langhans).[2] He has two daughters. One is an attorney and the other daughter is chairman of the Green Family Foundation [3]

[edit] Career

[edit] Business

Green has participated in many business ventures. In the 1980s, 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. [4]

From 1988 to 1996, 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. [5]

As chairman of Astrum, 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. [6]

[edit] Public Service

President Clinton appointed Green to the President's Export Council in 1995. [6]

[edit] United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore

On November 18, 1997, 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.

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.

[edit] Career after being Ambassador

[edit] Honorary Consul General of Singapore, Miami, Florida

In 2002, 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. [7]

[edit] Business career after Ambassadorship

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. [6]

[edit] Charities and board membership[5]

[edit] Trustee

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Green Family Foundation

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. Green's daughter, Kimberley, is the chair of the foundation.[2]

[edit] Awards[2]

  • 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

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.mfa.gov.sg/washington/September_03.pdf
  2. ^ a b c Ambassador Steven J. and Dorothea Green. Green Family Foundation.
  3. ^ Steven J. Green
  4. ^ Riding the gravy train to post as ambassador - Denver Business Journal:
  5. ^ a b Council of American Ambassadors Membership - Steven J. Green. Council of American Ambassadors.
  6. ^ a b c Speaker's Biography: Steven Green. Milken Institute.
  7. ^ Washington Homepage