William M. Roth

William Roth
Portrait of William Roth
2nd United States Trade Representative
In office
March 24, 1967 – January 20, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byChristian Herter
Succeeded byCarl J. Gilbert
Personal details
Born
William Matson Roth

(1916-09-03)September 3, 1916
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedMay 29, 2014(2014-05-29) (aged 97)
Petaluma, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJoan Osborn
Children3

William Matson Roth (September 3, 1916 – May 29, 2014) was an American shipping executive, special ambassador for trade, member of the ACLU executive committee, and Regent for the University of California.[1] He is credited with the preservation of Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco.

  1. ^ "University of California History Digital Archives". Sunsite.berkeley.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-09-28.