Carlos Eduardo Stolk Mendoza (4 April 1912 – 9 November 1995) was a lawyer, diplomat and business magnate who is well-known for his role as a delegate during

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, as a founding representative of the

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and as chairman to various of its strategic committees. Stolk contributed to the establishment of the

State of Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

after voting in favor of

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(

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) (1947) of the UN.

Early life and education

Carlos Eduardo Stolk was born in

Caracas, Venezuela Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...

to Teunis Felipe Stolk and Trinidad Mendoza. He earned a

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and a Master in Political Science from

Central University of Venezuela The Central University of Venezuela (Spanish: ''Universidad Central de Venezuela''; UCV) is a public university of Venezuela located in Caracas. It is widely held to be the highest ranking institution in the country, and it also ranks 18th in ...

United Nations

Carlos Eduardo Stolk was Chairman of the Delegation of

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of the

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and served his country in various capacities between 1945 and 1949. He was part of the Inter-American Juridical Committee and the Economic and Social Council. He served as Chairman of the Third Committee for Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Questions.Easton, Brian. ''Yearbook Of The United Nations 1948–1949''. Department of Public Information, 1949, p. 48. Carlos Eduardo Stolk

Empresas Polar

He served as Chairman of the Board and President of Venezuela's largest privately held company

Empresas Polar Empresas Polar is a Venezuelan corporation that started as a brewery, founded in 1941 by Lorenzo Alejandro Mendoza Fleury, Juan Simon Mendoza, Rafael Lujan and Karl Eggers in Antímano "La Planta de Antimano", Caracas. It is the largest and bes ...

between 1952 and 1985. Under Stolk's leadership

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(

's company-backed foundation and one of

's largest charities) was founded. Harina P.A.N., the company's food division's flagship product, was successfully launched with Dr. Stolk's own idea with the brand name "P.A.N.," in Spanish "Producto Alimenticio Nacional," or in English "National Food Product." Under his leadership, Polar Brewery's signature Pilsen product started distribution in the United States in 1985. Carlos Stolk's first cousin,

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, was founder of the business conglomerate and his grandson,

Lorenzo Mendoza Lorenzo Alejandro Mendoza Giménez (born 5 October 1965) is a Venezuelan billionaire businessman, and CEO of Empresas Polar, Venezuela's largest privately held company, with $7 billion in annual sales. The company is owned by his family. Lore ...

, is the current third-generation family member managing

as their present CEO.

References

External links

The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware on October 12, 1949

Venezuela`s Polar Beer To Be Sold In Florida (Chicago Tribune. August 16, 1985)

Dr. Carlos E. Stolk of Venezuela talking with other delegates during the United Nations General Assembly (November 1, 1947)

* ttp://www.unmultimedia.org/s/photo/detail/292/0292831.html United Nations General Assembly (December 3, 1946)
United Nations General Assembly (November 21, 1946)
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Early life and education

United Nations

Empresas Polar

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