Amb. Alan D. Solomont
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President Barack Obama nominated Alan D. Solomont, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to Spain and Andorra in August 2009. The nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 24. Mr. Solomont was sworn in on January 5, 2010

Ambassador Solomont is Chairman of the bipartisan Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service. He was appointed by President Clinton in 2000, re-appointed by President Bush in 2007 and elected chairman in 2009. Ambassador Solomont has spent his professional career in the health and elder care arenas. He is Chairman of Solomont Bailis Ventures, which invests in early stage health care companies. He was the Co-Founder of HouseWorks, a home care company that helps seniors remain independent and supports families caring for aging relatives. He is also Founder and Managing Director of Angel Healthcare Investors. As a Senior Fellow and Visiting Instructor at Tufts University, Ambassador Solomont has taught an undergraduate political science course on the American Presidency. He has served on several nonprofit and for profit boards, including the Boston Medical Center, Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, Angel Healthcare Investors, The New Israel Fund, Israel Policy Forum, the University of Lowell and the University of Massachusetts, Tufts University, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation, and the WGBH Educational Foundation. He has chaired the Board of Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston and Hebrew Senior life, a large nonprofit elder care provider in Boston. Ambassador Solomont holds a B.A. in Political Science and Urban Studies from Tufts University and a B.S. in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.

Ambassador Solomont was a crucial supporter of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign and is a close friend of Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Blog Entries by Amb. Alan D. Solomont

Celebrar el Día Internacional de la Juventud todo durante el año

(4) Comments | Posted August 12, 2012 | 12:41 AM

El domingo, 12 de agosto, la Embajada de Estados Unidos en Madrid, junto con países de todo el mundo y organismos internacionales como la ONU, celebra el Día Internacional de la Juventud. Para la ONU, este día constituye un llamamiento a la acción de los jóvenes de todo el mundo....

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El Huffington Post: A Bold and Innovative Conversation Between the U.S. and Spain

(0) Comments | Posted June 8, 2012 | 10:57 AM

Times of economic crisis call for innovation and bold action. The launch of El Huffington Post represents yet another way that today's global challenges are pulling us closer in partnership. This American-Iberian joint venture brings together a United States phenomenon, the Huffington Post, and a Spanish media...

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El Huffington Post, innovación y audacia entre EEUU y España

(22) Comments | Posted June 8, 2012 | 10:26 AM

Los tiempos de crisis económica exigen innovación y audacia. El lanzamiento de El Huffington Post representa otra forma en la que los desafíos mundiales de hoy nos empujan a asociarnos. Esta empresa conjunta estadounidense y española une a un fenómeno en Estados Unidos, The Huffington Post, y una...

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Historic Ties and Tools for the Future

(39) Comments | Posted October 16, 2011 | 2:45 PM

As Spain marked the 519th anniversary of Columbus setting foot in the New World, the United States was also celebrating - during September and October - our Hispanic heritage. On October 12th, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, the highest ranking Hispanic official in the U.S. government, hosted President Obama...

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