Anthony Solomon
 Anthony Solomon    (central banker) | ||||||||||
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| Born | December 27, 1919 Arlington, New Jersey | |||||||||
| Died | January 15, 2008 (Age 88) Manhattan | |||||||||
| Nationality | United States | |||||||||
| Ethnicity | Jewish | |||||||||
| Alma mater | Harvard University, University of Chicago | |||||||||
| Spouse | Constance Kaufman | |||||||||
| Member of | Group of Thirty, Trilateral Commission | |||||||||
Bilderberger, Group of Thirty, Trilateral Commission
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Anthony Morton Solomon was Undersecretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs during the Carter administration, and President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York between 1980 and 1984.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Arlington, New Jersey, Solomon was educated at the University of Chicago, receiving a B.A. in economics in 1941. He later received his masters and doctorate degrees from Harvard University in, respectively, 1948 and 1950.
Career
Solomon's affiliation with the government began with an appointment by President Franklin Roosevelt to be a consultant on economic affairs in Iran. When he was drafted into the Army, a letter from the President's office excused him. Under John F. Kennedy he headed an economic group scouting the Trust Territory of Micronesia in the early 1960s.[2]
Over the next 10 years, Solomon lived in Mexico, working first as a publisher and then as head of a Mexican food company[Spooky]. In 1961, he returned to Harvard University as a member of the faculty.[1]
He returned to the government two years later and was eventually appointed deputy assistant secretary of State for Latin America.[1]
Solomon worked as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs in the Johnson administration between 1965 and 1969, and again as Undersecretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs from 1977 to 1980. During the Carter administration he helped organize the freezing of Iranian assets following Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's overthrow of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.[3]
He was appointed President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on January 21, 1980.[4]
Solomon was a major donor to the Peterson Institute in 2006.[5]
He died of kidney failure on January 18, 2008.[3]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1978 | 21 April 1978 | 23 April 1978 | US New Jersey Princeton University | The 26th Bilderberg, held in the US |
References
- ↑ a b c https://www.federalreservehistory.org/people/anthony-m-solomon
- ↑ Schudel, M. (27 January 2008.) Anthony M. Solomon, 88; Adviser to 3 presidents on world economics. Washington Post.
- ↑ a b https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/19/business/19solomon.html
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1980/01/22/archives/federal-reserve-names-solomon-new-york-chief-most-important-bank-in.html
- ↑ http://www.petersoninstitute.org/publications/newsreleases/namechangepr.pdf
