Albert Jolis

Albert Jolis (1912 - 2000) was an American diamond miner and foundation executive.

Jolis served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) with William Casey under Bill Donovan during World War II. He was a close friend of George Orwell.

After retiring, he helped to create the American Foundation For Resistance International and the National Council to Support the Democracy Movements along with Jeane Kirkpatrick, Vladimir Bukovsky, Martin Colman, Richard Perle, Midge Decter and others.

References

• Edward Jay Epstein, The Rise and Fall of Diamonds: The Shattering of a Brilliant Illusion. Simon and Schuster, 1982
• Albert Jolis A Clutch of Reds and Diamonds, Columbia University Press, 1996