Mark Wylea Erwin (born 30 March,1944) is a former U.S. ambassador and the president of Erwin Capital, Inc., a family-owned investment company in

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Career

In 1997,

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appointed him to the board of directors of the

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. From 1999-2001 Erwin served as Ambassador to the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of the Seychelles and the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros. Erwin's books include ''An Unlikely Journey - Make a Difference. Do Good. Have Fun,'' ''Life's Lessons: Lines of Wisdom from a Faithful Stream'', and ''The Practical Ambassador''. He also wrote a collection of "For the Journey" books, including ''Faith For the Journey'', ''Collected Wisdom For the Journey'', and ''Humor For the Journey''. Erwin was an

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at the Business School of Winthrop University for several years. Erwin studied real estate at

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, and in 1969 became a real estate administrator for

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. He served four years in

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. In 2017,

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Governor

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appointed Erwin to the North Carolina Banking Commission.Governor Cooper names state banking commission appointees
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References

External links

AmericanAmbassadors.org

History.State.gov
{{DEFAULTSORT:Erwin, Mark Wylea Living people American chief executives of financial services companies Businesspeople from Charlotte, North Carolina People from Coral Gables, Florida Ambassadors of the United States to Seychelles Ambassadors of the United States to Mauritius Ambassadors of the United States to the Comoros 20th-century American diplomats 21st-century American diplomats 1944 births