| William Eacho | |
|---|---|
| American Ambassador to Austria | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2009 |
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| Preceded by | David Girard-diCarlo |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Duke University Harvard Business School |
William Carlton Eacho, III is the United States Ambassador to Austria.[1][2] Eacho was nominated by President Barack Obama in June 2009. He was confirmed by the US Senate and sworn in in August 2009.[3] He succeeded David F. Girard-diCarlo as ambassador.
Eacho graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a degree in Law and the Economy, a self-designed major combining political science and economics.[4] Prior to attending Harvard Business School, he was a Financial Analyst in the Corporate Finance department of Hornblower & Weeks, in New York, and was an Associate with Loeb, Rhoades, Hornblower & Company in Los Angeles.[4]
Eacho was one of Obama’s biggest campaign fundraisers.[5] He helped raise over $500,000.[5]
He and his wife, Donna, have three sons. Donna also has an undergraduate degree from Duke University.[4]
William Eacho was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Carlton Capital Group, LLC in Bethesda, Maryland.[4] He had previously served as the Executive Vice President of Alliant Foodservice Inc. – then a $6 billion national foodservice distributor.[4] He served on three boards – Stanley Martin Companies, Inc., Bialek Corporation, Inc. and the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington.[4] Eacho also served on the Board of Visitors of Duke University’s Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, and is a member of World President's Organization and Chief Executives Organization. Following a long-standing tradition established by previous U.S. ambassadors, he is also an ex officio member on the Board of Directors of the Salzburg Global Seminar.[4]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: U.S. Embassy Vienna
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by David F. Girard-diCarlo |
U.S. Ambassador to Austria 2009–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |