Alan D. SolomonT
U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra
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Ambassador
Alan D. Solomont
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President Barack Obama nominated Alan D. Solomont, of Massachusetts, to be
Ambassador of the United States of America to Spain and Andorra in August 2009.
The nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 24. He presented his
credentials to His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain on January 27, 2010.
Alan Solomont is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political activist. Most
recently, he was Chairman of the bipartisan Board of Directors of the
Corporation for National and Community Service. He was appointed by President
Clinton in 2000, re-appointed by President Bush in 2007 and elected chairman in
2009. Mr. Solomont spent his professional career in the health and elder care
arenas. He was Chairman of Solomont Bailis Ventures, which invests in early
stage health care companies. He was the Co-Founder of HouseWorks, a home care
company that helps senior remain independent and supports families caring for
aging relatives. He was also Founder and Managing Director of Angel Healthcare
Investors. As a Senior Fellow and Visiting Instructor at Tufts University, Mr.
Solomont has taught an undergraduate political science course on the American
Presidency. He has served on several nonprofit and for profit boards, including
the Boston Medical Center, Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, Angel Healthcare
Investors, The New Israel Fund, Israel Policy Forum, the University of Lowell
and the University of Massachusetts, Tufts University, John F. Kennedy
Presidential Library Foundation, and the WGBH Educational Foundation. He has
chaired the Board of Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston and Hebrew
Senior Life, a large nonprofit elder care provider in Boston. Mr. Solomont has
been a longtime leader in the Democratic Party, having served as National
Finance Chair in 1997-1998. He was a crucial supporter of Barack Obama's
presidential campaign and is a close friend of Senator John Kerry, Chairman of
the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Mr. Solomont holds a B.A. in
Political Science and Urban Studies from Tufts University and a B.S. in Nursing
from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
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