Charles Meissner
Charles Meissner | |
|---|---|
| Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Economic Policy | |
| In office March 25, 1994 – April 3, 1996 | |
| Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs | |
| In office 1971–1971 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | April 3, 1996 North of Dubrovnik Airport, Dubrovnik, Croatia |
| Spouse(s) | Doris Meissner |
Charles Meissner was an American economist, businessman, governmental official, politician, and advisor to Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown.[1]
Meissner was nominated to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Economic Policy by President Bill Clinton in 1993, he was confirmed to the post in 1994,[2] and served until his death in the 1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 Crash.[3][4]
Prior to Meissner's appointment, he was Japan Desk Officer, and then as Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs in 1971, he then served as a senior staff member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. He later worked on the Economic Committee of NATO, and as a vital negotiator for the United States between North Korea and South Korea. He also worked for the Chemical Bank and World Bank.[5]
References
- ↑ "Cabinet member dies in jet crash". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ↑ "PN875 — Charles F. Meissner". Library of Congress.
- ↑ "Cabinet member dies in jet crash". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ↑ "Sketches of Some Believed to Be on the Plane: Business Leaders From Across the U.S.; Charles Meissner, Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Published 1996)". The New York Times. 1996-04-04. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ↑ "25 Years Later: Honoring the Memory of the Lives Lost on April 3, 1996". Tradeology, the ITA Blog. 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
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