Steven J. Green
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Steven J. Green is an American businessman and Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Singapore
in Miami, Florida
. He was the United States Ambassador to Singapore from 1997 to 2001.
. He attended the University of Miami
and New York Institute of Finance. He is married to Dorothea Green (née Langhans). He has two daughters. One is an attorney and the other daughter is chairman of the Green Family Foundation
, resulting the emergence from bankruptcy.
From 1988 to 1996, Green was Chairman and CEO of Samsonite Corporation. He was also Chairman and CEO of Astrum International from 1990 to 1995. During this time, Astrum operated Samsonite as a subsidiary as well as Culligan Water. Both Samsonite and Culligan were spun off as separate publicly owned companies in 1995.
As chairman of Astrum, Green directed the company's expansion into emerging markets in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Asia and the Middle East. In 1992, he was Chairman and CEO when the company opened the first American retailing store in Red Square, Moscow.
appointee of President Bill Clinton, he stayed on as Ambassador during the early days of the
administration of President George W. Bush.
Green spearheaded a number of strategic programs that bilateral relations economic development, intellectual property, immigration and national security. He directly led the effort to start bilateral negotiations which culminated in the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
.
bank. Previously he was chairman and CEO of Greenstreet Partners, Auburndale Properties,
and the CEENIS Property Fund.
HIV/AIDS prevention and education, access to the arts, homeless assistance, disaster relief, and community outreach. Green's daughter, Kimberley, is the chair of the foundation.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. He was the United States Ambassador to Singapore from 1997 to 2001.
Education and family
Green was born in 1945 in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. He attended the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
and New York Institute of Finance. He is married to Dorothea Green (née Langhans). He has two daughters. One is an attorney and the other daughter is chairman of the Green Family Foundation
Business
Green has participated in many business ventures. In the 1980s, he managed E-II Holdings, a company that had been forced into bankruptcy because of its junk bond debts. The company received an infusion of capital from Leon BlackLeon Black
Leon David Black is an American businessman and money manager, with a focus on leveraged buyouts and private equity. He is a son of Eli M. Black , a prominent businessman who controlled the United Brands Company and committed suicide when caught paying bribes to the President of Honduras...
, resulting the emergence from bankruptcy.
From 1988 to 1996, Green was Chairman and CEO of Samsonite Corporation. He was also Chairman and CEO of Astrum International from 1990 to 1995. During this time, Astrum operated Samsonite as a subsidiary as well as Culligan Water. Both Samsonite and Culligan were spun off as separate publicly owned companies in 1995.
As chairman of Astrum, Green directed the company's expansion into emerging markets in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Asia and the Middle East. In 1992, he was Chairman and CEO when the company opened the first American retailing store in Red Square, Moscow.
United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
On November 18, 1997, Green was sworn in as United States Ambassador to Singapore, a position that he would hold until March 1, 2001. A politicalappointee of President Bill Clinton, he stayed on as Ambassador during the early days of the
administration of President George W. Bush.
Green spearheaded a number of strategic programs that bilateral relations economic development, intellectual property, immigration and national security. He directly led the effort to start bilateral negotiations which culminated in the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
The United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement was signed 6 May 2003 and ratified by the US House of Representatives on 24 July 2003 by a vote of 272-155. The US Senate ratified the bill on 31 July 2003 by a vote of 66-32. President George W. Bush signed into law the United States-Singapore Free...
.
Honorary Consul General of Singapore, Miami, Florida
In 2002, Green was appointed Honorary Consul General of Singapore in Miami. The Honorary Consulate General in Miami refers consular and visa applications to the Singaporean embassy in Washington.Business career after Ambassadorship
Green is currently Managing Director, Greenstreet Partners, a private merchantbank. Previously he was chairman and CEO of Greenstreet Partners, Auburndale Properties,
and the CEENIS Property Fund.
Trustee
- Children’s Health Fund
- United States Olympic Committee’s Champions in Life program
- United Way
- Florida International University.
Board member
- University of Miami
- United States Chamber of Commerce
- Knowledge Universe Holdings, KLC Knowledge Learning Centers
- Greenstreet Real Estate Partners, a company that manages education-related real estate
Green Family Foundation
Green established the Green Family Foundation in 1991. The foundation supportsHIV/AIDS prevention and education, access to the arts, homeless assistance, disaster relief, and community outreach. Green's daughter, Kimberley, is the chair of the foundation.
Awards
- American Red Cross Philos Award for a $1 million donation to the Red Cross of Greater Miami & the Keys, 1999.
- The United Way Alexis de Tocqueville Award for Outstanding Philanthropy