On March 18, 2005, Larry A. Liebenow was elected to the Endowment’s Board of Directors. Liebenow is the president, CEO and director of Quaker Fabric Corporation, one of the world’s largest producers of upholstery fabrics. In 2002, Liebenow was appointed by President Bush to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, which considers trade policy issues in the context of the overall national interest. Liebenow has served on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors since 1996 and held the office of Chairman from 2002-2003. From 1998 until 2003 he served on the Board of Directors of the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), one of NED’s four core grantees.
Liebenow has contributed his expertise to many other boards and committees, including the Council of the Americas, the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America, the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico and the American Textile Manufacturers Institute.
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