Carl Spielvogel

Carl Spielvogel
Spielvogel in 2013
United States Ambassador to Slovakia
In office
September 7, 2000 – April 15, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byRalph R. Johnson
Succeeded byRonald Weiser
Personal details
Born(1928-12-27)December 27, 1928
New York City, New York
DiedApril 21, 2021(2021-04-21) (aged 92)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Spouse
(m. 1981)
[1]
Children2
EducationB.B.A. Baruch College

Carl Spielvogel (December 27, 1928 – April 21, 2021) was an American marketing executive and diplomat.

He co-founded the advertising firm of Backer and Spielvogel (with Bill Backer), where he served as Chairman and CEO. [2] Spielvogel has conducted trade and commerce in 45 countries during a 40-year career. He was the chairman and CEO of Carl Spielvogel Associates, Inc., an international investment, management and marketing company.

Spielvogel's talents in the marketing industry were instrumental in helping to recover Israel's public image after the Lebanon War. Later in life he would refer to his efforts as developing into a personal cause célèbre.[3]

He was appointed to the Broadcasting Board of Governors's first board in 1995 by President Bill Clinton.

In 2000 he became the United States Ambassador to Slovakia, nominated as a recess appointment.[4] He presented his credentials on September 7, 2000, and served in that post until April 15, 2001.[4] He was a member of the Council of American Ambassadors, and the Council on Foreign Relations.[5]

He also served as chairman of the United Auto Group and was elected to the board of many companies.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nyt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Council of American Ambassadors > Members > Carl Spielvogel Archived October 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Friedman, Robert (1987). Selling Israel To America. Mother Jones. p. 23.
  4. ^ a b Slovakia
  5. ^ Council of American Ambassadors ("Council of American Ambassadors > Members > Carl Spielvogel". Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-03-15.)