| 词条 | Nicholas F. Taubman |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = Nicholas Frank Taubman | honorific-suffix = | image = Taubman.jpg | imagesize = 150px | order = 42nd | ambassador_from = United States | country = Romania | term_start = December 2, 2005 | term_end = December 3, 2008 | predecessor = Jack Dyer Crouch II | successor = Mark Gitenstein | president = George W. Bush | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1935}} | birth_place = Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American | party = Republican | otherparty = | spouse = Jenny Taubman | relations = Arthur Taubman | children = Marc Taubman, Lara Taubman | residence = Roanoke, Virginia | alma_mater = University of Pennsylvania | occupation = Businessman | signature = | website = | footnotes = }}Nicholas Frank Taubman (born 1935) is a United States businessman, politician, and ambassador. He served as the United States Ambassador to Romania 2005–08.[1] Early lifeNicholas Taubman was born 1935 in Roanoke, Virginia to parents Arthur Taubman and Grace. He graduated from Mercersburg Academy, a private college preparatory school, in 1953, then attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics.[2] He served in the U.S. Army from 1957–1958, and from 1960–1961. Business careerFrom 1969–2005, Taubman served as President and CEO of Advance Auto Parts, a chain of auto parts stores founded by his father Arthur Taubman. PoliticsTaubman served on the Roanoke City Council from 1976–78. Taubman was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Romania by President George W. Bush in November 2005 and served until December 2008. PhilanthropyTaubman and his wife Jenny are the largest donors to the new Art Museum of Western Virginia, having pledged over $15 million. In recognition, the new museum was renamed the Taubman Museum of Art.[3] See also
References1. ^United States Embassy in Bucharest: Ambassador {{s-start}}{{s-dip}}{{succession box|title=United States Ambassador to Romania|before=Jack Dyer Crouch II|after=Mark Gitenstein|years=2005–2008}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Taubman, Nicholas Frank}}{{Authority control}}{{US-diplomat-stub}}2. ^{{citation | newspaper=Virginia Business Magazine | title=Advance Notice | date=June 1997 | url=http://www.gatewayva.com/biz/virginiabusiness/magazine/yr1997/june97/cover.html | accessdate=2008-02-06 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://archive.is/20080104041012/http://www.gatewayva.com/biz/virginiabusiness/magazine/yr1997/june97/cover.html | archivedate=2008-01-04 | df= }} 3. ^{{citation | last=Kittredge | first=Kevin | title=New art museum to carry Taubman name | newspaper=The Roanoke Times | date=2008-02-07 | url=http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/149859 | accessdate=2008-02-07 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120910073948/http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/149859 | archivedate=2012-09-10 | df= }} 11 : 1935 births|Living people|Ambassadors of the United States to Romania|American Jews in the military|Jewish American philanthropists|United States Army soldiers|Mercersburg Academy alumni|Virginia Republicans|Politicians from Roanoke, Virginia|Virginia city council members|Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni |
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