Alan "Punch" Green Jr. (May 1, 1925 – March 23, 2001) was the United States Ambassador to Romania from 1989 to 1992. Green's service began just before the overthrow and execution of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu. He evacuated women and children from the grounds and slept on his office couch for ten days due to explosions around Bucharest.,[1][2] In May 1990, he was recalled “to Washington for 'consultations.' A State Department spokeswoman described the action as a 'public signal of our concern for the process of free and fair elections.'”[3]
Green was chairman of the board and owner of Tom Benson Glass Co. He went on to own Western Batteries Inc. of Beaverton, Oregon. Green was a recovering alcoholic and was one of the founders of Comprehensive Care Corp., which provided treatment for alcoholism.[4]
After serving two terms as chairman of the Port of Portland, Ronald Reagan appointed him chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission in 1981. Green “rated guiding the Shipping Act of 1984 through Congress as one of his proudest achievements” of his four year tenure.[4]
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Green was valedictorian of his class at Lincoln High School (Portland, Oregon) and served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific during World War II before graduating from Stanford University in 1949.[4] At Stanford he was known as Mr. Republican.[5]
alan, green, alan, punch, green, 1925, march, 2001, united, states, ambassador, romania, from, 1989, 1992, green, service, began, just, before, overthrow, execution, romanian, dictator, nicolae, ceaușescu, evacuated, women, children, from, grounds, slept, offi. Alan Punch Green Jr May 1 1925 March 23 2001 was the United States Ambassador to Romania from 1989 to 1992 Green s service began just before the overthrow and execution of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu He evacuated women and children from the grounds and slept on his office couch for ten days due to explosions around Bucharest 1 2 In May 1990 he was recalled to Washington for consultations A State Department spokeswoman described the action as a public signal of our concern for the process of free and fair elections 3 Alan Green Jr United States Ambassador to RomaniaIn office December 7 1989 January 11 1992PresidentGeorge H W BushPreceded byRoger KirkSucceeded byJohn R Davis Jr Chair of the Federal Maritime CommissionIn office June 1981 June 1985PresidentRonald ReaganPreceded byEdward V Hickey JrSucceeded byLeslie Lazar KanukPersonal detailsBorn 1925 05 01 May 1 1925Portland Oregon U S DiedMarch 23 2001 2001 03 23 aged 75 Palm Springs California U S Cause of deathHeart failurePolitical partyRepublicanEducationStanford UniversityOccupationBusinessman Contents 1 Business careers 2 Political career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksBusiness careers editGreen was chairman of the board and owner of Tom Benson Glass Co He went on to own Western Batteries Inc of Beaverton Oregon Green was a recovering alcoholic and was one of the founders of Comprehensive Care Corp which provided treatment for alcoholism 4 Political career editGreen chaired the campaigns for former Oregon Governors Victor Atiyeh and Tom McCall and headed the Oregon campaign committees of presidents Gerald Ford Ronald Reagan and George H W Bush 4 After serving two terms as chairman of the Port of Portland Ronald Reagan appointed him chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission in 1981 Green rated guiding the Shipping Act of 1984 through Congress as one of his proudest achievements of his four year tenure 4 Personal life editGreen was valedictorian of his class at Lincoln High School Portland Oregon and served in the U S Army in the Pacific during World War II before graduating from Stanford University in 1949 4 At Stanford he was known as Mr Republican 5 Green died at his home from heart failure 1 References edit a b Alan Green Ambassador 75 The New York Times July 29 2001 Retrieved 14 February 2020 Alan Green Jr 1925 2001 Office of the Historian Retrieved 14 February 2020 Anderson Jim May 10 1990 U S recalls envoy to Romania as sign of concern over elections UPI Retrieved 14 February 2020 a b c d Alan Green Noted Oregon Republican Los Angeles Times Retrieved 14 February 2020 Oregon s Mr Republican No July August 2001 Stanford Magazine Retrieved 14 February 2020 External links editThe Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR ALAN GREEN JR Alan Green Jr at the Office of the Historian Diplomatic posts Preceded byRoger Kirk United States Ambassador to Romania1989 1992 Succeeded byJohn Roger Davis Jr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alan Green Jr amp oldid 1076250267, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
