Harold F. Linder
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Harold Francis Linder was president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
from 1961 to 1968 and United States Ambassador to Canada from 1968 to 1969.
on September 13, 1900, the son of William Linder and Florence (Strauss) Linder. He was educated at Columbia College, Columbia University.
In the 1930s, Linder worked as an investment banker at Loeb, Rhoades & Co.
During World War II
, he served in the United States Navy
. From 1948 to 1955, he was president of the General American Investors Company
.
Linder joined the United States Department of State
in 1951 as a Deputy Assistant Secretary. President of the United States
Dwight Eisenhower later named Linder Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs. In 1955-56, he was a member of the Board of National Estimates of the Central Intelligence Agency
. President John F. Kennedy
named Linder president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
in 1961.
In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson appointed Linder United States Ambassador to Canada; Ambassador Linder presented his credentials to the Canadian government on September 10, 1968 and served as ambassador until July 9, 1969.
Linder was elected chairman of the board of trustees of the Institute for Advanced Study
in 1969. There is an endowed chair at the Institute for Advanced Study named in Linder's honor.
Linder retired in 1972. He died at Lenox Hill Hospital
in Manhattan
's Upper East Side
on June 22, 1981, at the age of 80.
Export-Import Bank of the United States
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is the official export credit agency of the United States federal government. It was established in 1934 by an executive order, and made an independent agency in the Executive branch by Congress in 1945, for the purposes of financing and insuring...
from 1961 to 1968 and United States Ambassador to Canada from 1968 to 1969.
Biography
Harold F. Linder was born in BrooklynBrooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
on September 13, 1900, the son of William Linder and Florence (Strauss) Linder. He was educated at Columbia College, Columbia University.
In the 1930s, Linder worked as an investment banker at Loeb, Rhoades & Co.
Loeb, Rhoades & Co.
Loeb, Rhoades & Co. was a Wall Street brokerage firm founded in 1931 and acquired in 1979 by Sanford I. Weill's Shearson Hayden Stone. Although the firm would operate as Shearson Loeb Rhoades for two years, the firm would ultimately be acquired in 1981 by American Express to form Shearson/American...
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he served in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
. From 1948 to 1955, he was president of the General American Investors Company
General American Investors Company
The General American Investors Company, Inc. is a closed-end fund that manages a global portfolio of investments, consisting mainly of United States securities, and also some international and private securities.-History:...
.
Linder joined the United States Department of State
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
in 1951 as a Deputy Assistant Secretary. President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Dwight Eisenhower later named Linder Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs. In 1955-56, he was a member of the Board of National Estimates of the Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
. President John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
named Linder president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
Export-Import Bank of the United States
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is the official export credit agency of the United States federal government. It was established in 1934 by an executive order, and made an independent agency in the Executive branch by Congress in 1945, for the purposes of financing and insuring...
in 1961.
In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson appointed Linder United States Ambassador to Canada; Ambassador Linder presented his credentials to the Canadian government on September 10, 1968 and served as ambassador until July 9, 1969.
Linder was elected chairman of the board of trustees of the Institute for Advanced Study
Institute for Advanced Study
The Institute for Advanced Study, located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States, is an independent postgraduate center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. It was founded in 1930 by Abraham Flexner...
in 1969. There is an endowed chair at the Institute for Advanced Study named in Linder's honor.
Linder retired in 1972. He died at Lenox Hill Hospital
Lenox Hill Hospital
Lenox Hill Hospital, on Manhattan's Upper East Side in New York City, is a 652-bed, acute care hospital and a major teaching affiliate of New York University Medical Center. Founded in 1857 as the German Dispensary, today's 10-building Lenox Hill Hospital complex has occupied its present site since...
in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
's Upper East Side
Upper East Side
The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, between Central Park and the East River. The Upper East Side lies within an area bounded by 59th Street to 96th Street, and the East River to Fifth Avenue-Central Park...
on June 22, 1981, at the age of 80.