Milton A. Wolf

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Milton A. Wolf
United States Ambassador to Austria
In office
June 23, 1977 – March 2, 1980
Preceded by Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr.
Succeeded by Philip Mayer Kaiser
Personal details
Born (1924-05-29)May 29, 1924
Died May 19, 2005(2005-05-19) (aged 80)
Political party Democratic Party
Occupation Diplomat, Real estate developer

Milton Albert Wolf (May 29, 1924 – May 19, 2005) was an American real estate developer from Cleveland, Ohio, and diplomat.

Life

He was a Jewish community leader, a Democratic Party contributor, and served as U.S. Ambassador to Austria from 1977 to 1980. He was an alumnus of both Ohio State University and Case Western Reserve University and an honorary trustee.[1]

President Jimmy Carter named him as Ambassador to Austria in 1977. Two years later, he was a host for signing of the SALT II agreement, held in Vienna on June 19, 1979.[1]

He died of lymphoma on May 19, 2005, and is buried in the Bet Olam Cemetery in Cleveland Heights.[1]

Decorations and awards

  • Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Austria
  • Golden Medal of Honour of Salzburg
  • Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class (1997)[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Milton A. Wolf, longtime and honorary Case trustee, alumnus and former U.S. ambassador to Austria, dies at 80". 2005-05-20. Retrieved 2008-02-25. 
  2. ↑ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (pdf) (in German). p. 1141. Retrieved 8 January 2013. 

External links

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr.		 U.S. Ambassador to Austria
1977–1980 		Succeeded by
Philip Mayer Kaiser
Authority control
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