Why did I watch the Chicago White Sox in 1980?
The fans...several thousand of them...were drunk...very drunk.
Tony the Lawyer was their manager.
And...did I mention the Cubs suck?
Not from St. Louis?
Are you?
MARK GILBERT
FORMER UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO NEW ZEALAND AND SAMOA
Ambassador Mark Gilbert is Vice Chairman, Private Wealth
Management of UBS, the global financial services company.
President Barack Obama nominated Mark as United States
Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa in 2014. While serving in New Zealand,
Ambassador Gilbert was awarded the Navy's Distinguished Public Service Award –
the U.S. military's highest civilian honor – for "exceptional
service" and for "presiding over a historic strengthening of the
Navy's and Marine Corps' relationship with New Zealand."
Ambassador Gilbert formerly served as a Managing Director of
UBS, the culmination of a successful 29-year career in finance. Prior to his
banking career, he played professional baseball for eight seasons, reaching the
major leagues with the Chicago White Sox in 1985. Mark is the only former major
league player to become a United States Ambassador. Ambassador Gilbert served
on the Development Committee and Utah Advisory Board of the Sundance Institute;
has served as Chairman of the Board at the Pine Crest School; and as
President
of B'nai Torah Congregation.
Ambassador Gilbert is a graduate of Florida State
University.
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