Bruce Stuart Gelb (born February 24, 1927) is an American businessman and diplomat. He is the retired president of

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and former vice chairman of

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Early life and education

Gelb was born in New York City on February 24, 1927. His father, Lawrence M. Gelb, founded

in 1931.Bruce Gelb: telling 'The American Story.' Broadcasting, Oct 29, 1990 v119 n18 p87(1) Gelb graduated from

Choate Rosemary Hall Choate Rosemary Hall ( ) is a Independent school, private, Mixed-sex education, co-educational, College-preparatory school, college-preparatory boarding school in Wallingford, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1890, it took its present na ...

in 1945. Gelb was in the military and went on to receive a B.A. from

Yale Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, and one of the nine colonial colleges ch ...

in 1950 and an M.B.A. from

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in 1953.

Appointments

*Director of the

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(George H.W. Bush) from 1989 to 1991 *Ambassador to Belgium (George H. W. Bush) from 1991 to 1993 *Commissioner for the United Nations, Consular Corps and International Business (Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani) from 1994 to 1997 *Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (

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) 2003-2006 He has been a Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club; a Life Trustee of

; a board member of the United Nations Development Corporation; a member of the Board of Trustees of the

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; Honorary Chairman and a Regent of the Center for Security Policy; and a member of the Advisory Board of the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gelb, Bruce 1927 births Living people American businesspeople Choate Rosemary Hall alumni Yale University alumni Harvard Business School alumni Ambassadors of the United States to Belgium Gelb family