Milton A. Wolf
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Milton Albert Wolf was an American real estate developer from Cleveland, Ohio
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He was a Jewish community leader, a Democratic Party contributor, and served as U.S. Ambassador to Austria
from 1977 to 1980. He was an alumnus of both Ohio State University
and Case Western Reserve University
and an honorary trustee.
President Jimmy Carter
named him as Ambassador to Austria in 1977. Two years later, he was a host for signing of the SALT II agreement, held in Vienna
on June 19, 1979.
He died of lymphoma
on May 19, 2005, and is buried in the Bet Olam Cemetery in Cleveland Heights.
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
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He was a Jewish community leader, a Democratic Party contributor, and served as U.S. Ambassador to Austria
United States Ambassador to Austria
This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to Austria.The United States first established diplomatic relations with Austria in 1838 during the time of the Austrian Empire. Relations between the United States have been continuous since that time except for two interruptions during World War...
from 1977 to 1980. He was an alumnus of both Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
and Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...
and an honorary trustee.
President Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
named him as Ambassador to Austria in 1977. Two years later, he was a host for signing of the SALT II agreement, held in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
on June 19, 1979.
He died of lymphoma
Lymphoma
Lymphoma is a cancer in the lymphatic cells of the immune system. Typically, lymphomas present as a solid tumor of lymphoid cells. Treatment might involve chemotherapy and in some cases radiotherapy and/or bone marrow transplantation, and can be curable depending on the histology, type, and stage...
on May 19, 2005, and is buried in the Bet Olam Cemetery in Cleveland Heights.