Howard H. Leach

Order:	60th United States Ambassador to France
Term of Office:	07/16/2001 to 04/16/2005
Predecessor:	Felix Rohatyn
Successor:	Craig Roberts Stapleton
Place of Birth:	Salinas, California, on June 19, 1930
Spouse:	to be filled in
Profession:	Diplomat
Political Party:	Republican

Howard H. Leach, American Diplomat, Ambassador to France from 2001 to 2005, was born in Salinas, California, on June 19, 1930. After obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree from Yale University in 1952, Ambassador Leach studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1953 and at Stanford Advanced Management College in 1968. Felix G. Rohatyn (b. ... Salinas is the county seat of Monterey County, California. ... Marriage is a relationship that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ... A profession is an occupation that requires extensive training and the study and mastery of specialized knowledge, and usually has a professional association, ethical code and process of certification or licensing. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... Salinas is the county seat of Monterey County, California. ... Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. ... Stanford Graduate School of Business, also known as Stanford Business School or Stanford GSB, is one of the worlds leading schools of management. ...

Businessman and private investor, Howard Leach began a long entrepreneurial career as co-founder and president of various food-processing corporations from 1958 to 1971 in his hometown of Salinas, California. From 1995 to 2000 he was president and often major shareholder of numerous businesses: Tejon Ranch Company, Royal Packing Company, Merit Packing Co., Larson Cooling Co., Cypress Farms Inc., Charles G. Watts Inc., and Union Ice Company in California; Sterling Inc. in Wisconsin; Kestrel Dental Corp. in Illinois; and Sybron Corporation in New York. Ambassador Leach was an early limited partner in Forstmann Little and Co. in New York. Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 23rd 169,790 km² 420 km 500 km 17 42°30N to 47°3N 86°49W to 92°54W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 18th 5,453,896 38. ... Official language(s) English Capital {{{Capital}}} Largest city Chicago Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 340 km 629 km 4. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ...

Until entering his post as U.S. Ambassador to France, Mr. Leach was the president of several commercial and financial companies: Foley Timber and Land Company in Florida; Leach Capital and Leach McMicking & Co. in California; and Hunter Fan Co. in Tennessee. Ambassador Leach was directly involved in managing a number of public interest associations, such as the National Legal Research Center for the Public Interest in Washington and the Pacific Research Institute in San Francisco. Member and former chairman of the Board of Regents of the University of California, he was also vice president of the San Francisco Opera Association. [[1]] Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170,451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 36th 109,247 km² 195 km 710 km 2. ... The Pacific Research Institute (PRI) is a free market think tank based in San Francisco, California. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay Motto: Official website: http://www. ...