Robert S. Strauss, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Robert S. Strauss

American diplomat

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1918

Place of Birth: Lockhart, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 19-Mar-2014

Profession: lawyer, diplomat

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Robert S. Strauss

  • Robert Schwarz Strauss (October 19, 1918 – March 19, 2014) was a figure in American politics and diplomacy whose service dated back to future president Lyndon Johnson’s first congressional campaign in 1937.
  • By the 1950s, he was associated in Texas politics with the conservative faction of the Democratic Party led by Johnson and John Connally.
  • He served as the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee between 1972 and 1977 and served under President Jimmy Carter as the U.S.
  • Trade Representative and special envoy to the Middle East.
  • Strauss was selected by President George H.
  • W.
  • Bush to be the U.S.
  • ambassador to the Soviet Union in 1991 and after the USSR's collapse, he served as the U.S.
  • ambassador to Russia from 1991 until 1992.
  • Strauss had advised and represented U.S.
  • presidents over three administrations and for both major U.S.
  • political parties. An accomplished lawyer, Strauss founded the law firm now known as Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in 1945, which had grown to be one of the largest in the world with offices in 15 cities and employing over 900 lawyers and professionals worldwide.
  • His business activities included serving on the Texas Banking Commission and as Chairman of the U.S.-Russia Business Council. Strauss was inducted into the Academy of Achievement in 2003 and was recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian award, on January 16, 1981.
  • He was a trustee of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and The Forum for International Policy, and was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission. Strauss had occupied academic chairs and lecture positions, including one as the Lloyd Bentsen Chair at the Lyndon B.
  • Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas.
  • He was also the namesake of The Robert S.
  • Strauss Center for International Security and Law at The University of Texas.
  • Additionally, Strauss had an interest in biomedical issues and had endowed two chairs at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas: the Helen and Robert S.
  • Strauss Professorship in Pediatric Neurology and the Helen and Robert S.
  • Strauss Professorship in Urology.

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