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Nicholas Frank Taubman (born 1935) is a United States businessman, politician, and ambassador. He served as the United States Ambassador to Romania 2005–2008.United States Embassy in Bucharest: Ambassador
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Early life

Nicholas Taubman was born 1935 in
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to parents Arthur Taubman and Grace. He graduated from
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, a private
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, in 1953, then attended the
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, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics. He served in the
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from 1957 to 1958, and from 1960 to 1961.


Business career

From 1969 to 2005, Taubman served as President and CEO of
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, a chain of auto parts stores founded by his father Arthur Taubman.


Politics

Taubman served on the Roanoke
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from 1976 to 1978. Taubman was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Romania by President
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in November 2005 and served until December 2008.


Philanthropy

Taubman and his wife Eugenia (Jenny) are the largest donors to the new Art Museum of Western Virginia, having pledged over $15 million. In recognition, the new museum was renamed the
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. He is on the board of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History Their gift funded the Nicholas F. and Eugenia Taubman Gallery of the museum.


See also


U.S. Department of State – Biography of Nicholas Frank Taubman


References

1935 births Living people Ambassadors of the United States to Romania Jewish American military personnel American philanthropists United States Army soldiers Mercersburg Academy alumni Virginia Republicans Politicians from Roanoke, Virginia Virginia city council members Wharton School alumni 21st-century American Jews {{US-diplomat-stub