Charles Gates Dawes was an American banker,general,diplomat,musician,composer,and Republican politician who was the 30th vice president of the United States from 1925 to 1929 under Calvin Coolidge. He was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1925 for his work on the Dawes Plan for World War I reparations.
A commissioner is,in principle,a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission.
Luther Hartwell Hodges was a businessman and American politician. After a career in textile manufacturing,he entered public service,gaining some state appointments. Elected as lieutenant governor of North Carolina in 1952,he succeeded to the Governor's office in 1954 after the death of the incumbent. He was elected in 1956 to a full four-year term,serving in total as the 64th governor of the state of North Carolina from 1954 to 1961.
Nicholas Frederick Brady is an American politician from the state of New Jersey,who was the United States Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush,and is also known for articulating the Brady Plan in March 1989. In 1982,he was appointed to succeed Harrison A. Williams as a United States Senator until a special election could be held. He served in the United States Senate for eight months. Brady is the most recent Republican to represent New Jersey's Class 1 Senate seat.
John Sherman Cooper was an American politician,jurist,and diplomat from the United States. He served three non-consecutive,partial terms in the United States Senate before being elected to two full terms in 1960 and 1966,representing Kentucky. He also served as U.S. Ambassador to India from 1955 to 1956 and U.S. Ambassador to East Germany from 1974 to 1976. He was the first Republican to be popularly elected to more than one term as a senator from Kentucky and,in both 1960 and 1966,he set records for the largest victory margin for a Kentucky senatorial candidate from either party.
James Stuart Gilmore III is an American politician,statesman,diplomat,and former attorney who served as the 68th Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002. A member of the Republican Party,Gilmore also chaired the Republican National Committee in 2001 and served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe during the Trump administration.
Lazard Ltd is a financial advisory and asset management firm that engages in investment banking,asset management and other financial services,primarily with institutional clients. It is the world's largest independent investment bank,with principal executive offices in New York City,Paris and London.
Robert James Nicholson is an attorney,real estate developer,and a former Republican National Committee chairman. He was the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from January 26,2005,until October 1,2007.
David Kemp Karnes was an American politician,businessman,and attorney. He was a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1987 to 1989,and was president and chief executive officer of The Fairmont Group Incorporated,a merchant banking/consulting company with offices in Omaha and the District of Columbia. Karnes also served in an "of counsel" capacity to the national law firm of Kutak Rock and practiced out of the firm's Omaha,Nebraska and Washington,D.C. offices. Karnes was also involved in numerous civic,educational,and charitable organizations both in Nebraska and nationally.
Jefferies Group LLC is an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company that is headquartered in New York City. The firm provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory services,institutional brokerage,securities research,and asset management. This includes mergers and acquisitions,restructuring,and other financial advisory services. The Capital Markets segment also includes its securities trading and investment banking activities.
The Democratic Governors Association (DGA) is a Washington,D.C.-based 527 organization founded in 1983,consisting of U.S. state and territorial governors affiliated with the Democratic Party. The mission of the organization is to provide party support to the election and re-election of Democratic gubernatorial candidates. The DGA's Republican counterpart is the Republican Governors Association. The DGA is not directly affiliated with the non-partisan National Governors Association. Meghan Meehan-Draper is currently the executive director of the DGA,while Tim Walz is the current chair.
A commission is a formal document issued to appoint a named person to high office or as a commissioned officer in a territory's armed forces. A commission constitutes documentary authority that the person named is vested with the powers of that office and is empowered to execute official acts. A commission often takes the form of letters patent.
Tigran Sureni Sargsyan is an Armenian political figure who was Prime Minister of Armenia from 2008 to 2014. Previously he was Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia from 1998 to 2008. After leaving office as prime minister,he served as ambassador to the United States from 2014 to 2016 and as chairman of the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission from 2016 to 2020.
Harold E. Doley,Jr.(born March 8,1947) is an investment banker and former United States ambassador. He is the founder of an investment banking firm in the U.S.,taking emeritus status in 2003.
Shlomo Grofman is an Israeli businessperson known for his work in the real estate industry. He serves as the active chairman of the Faire Fund,co-founded with former Israeli Ambassador Zalman Shoval. The fund,with a capital of 90 million US dollars,focuses on real estate development investments in Israel. Additionally,Grofman is the chairman of Shoval Grofman Real Estate Limited.
The 1986 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 4,1986 as part of the nationwide elections to the Senate. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jim Broyhill,who had been appointed in June 1986 to serve out the rest of John Porter East's term,faced off against the popular Democratic former Governor Terry Sanford.
Ronald Allan Rosenfeld is an American politician and housing expert. Rosenfeld has previously served in numerous U.S. federal and Oklahoma state government positions relating to housing. He served as chair of the Federal Housing Finance Board and president of the Government National Mortgage Association under president of the United States George W. Bush and as Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce under governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating.
Eklil Ahmad Hakimi was Afghanistan's Minister of Finance and a former Afghan diplomat. He has served as Afghanistan's deputy foreign minister as well as its ambassador to China,Japan and the United States.
The Alabama Academy of Honor recognizes one hundred living Alabamians for outstanding accomplishments and services to Alabama and the United States. By act of the Alabama Legislature,only one hundred living people may be members at any time. Up to ten additional members per year are elected by current members when honorees pass away,by majority vote in order of highest vote total. Any Alabama citizen or Academy member may nominate people for election. Living present and past governors of Alabama are automatically members of the Academy and do not count against the 100-person maximum. At any time,no more than twenty-five percent of the Academy's members may be politicians.
W. Cooper Green was an American politician who served as President of the Birmingham City Commission,President of the Jefferson County,Alabama County Commission,a member of the Alabama House of Representatives,and postmaster of Birmingham,Alabama. He also served as president of the United States Conference of Mayors.
