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He studied at the University of Paris, and received a certificate in international business from University of Brussels. He is married and has two children. Lauder began working for the Estee Lauder Company in 1964. In 1984 he became Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European policy and NATO in the Pentagon. In 1986 Ronald Reagan appointed him as U.S. Ambassador to Austria, a position he held until 1987. As a Republican, he made a bid to become mayor of New York City in 1989, losing to Rudy Giuliani in the Republican primary. Lauder manages investments in real estate and media, such as Central European Media Enterprises and Israeli TV. His daughter Jane married to Kevin Warsh, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. Civic and philanthropic activities In 1987, established the Ronald S. Lauder Lauder Foundation, a philanthropic organization that is dedicated to rebuild Jewish communities in Central and Eastern Europe. The foundation also supports student exchange programs between New York and the various capitals in Central and Eastern Europe. Lauder led a movement to introduce term limits in New York City Council, which were imposed on the city council members after citywide referendum in 1993. In 1996, voters turned down an offer from the council to extend term limits. Lauder spent $ 4 million in the two referendums. Lauder has been instrumental in some cases to recover art lost "from the Nazi period. However, the widely criticized for failing to step forward and solve a case participation Museum of Modern Art, in that 1997 exhibited some paintings owned by Rudolph Leopold, Viennese doctor. An investigative article in the New York Times in December. 24, 1997 - "a singular passion for art, one way or another gatherer" - outlined a case participation Portrait of Wally by Egon Schiele, who was in the MoMA exhibition but was obtained by Leopold soon after the Nazi era . The Manhattan DA stepped in to help restore the piece to the descendants of its owner, but ownership of the painting is still in contention, almost 10 years later. Lauder did nothing in the case, despite being president of MoMA at the time. On November 16, 2001 Lauder opened Neue Galerie in New York, an art museum devoted to art in Germany and Austria from century to early 20th century. Celebrate one of the best collections of works by Egon Schiele in the world. On June 18, 2006, he bought the painting Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt $ 135 million, the highest price ever paid for a painting at that time. The picture is the centerpiece of the museum's collection. Lauder is actively involved in numerous civic organizations, including the Conference of Presidents of major American Jewish organizations, Jewish National Fund, the World Jewish Congress, American Jewish Committee common to distribution League Anti-Defamation Jewish Theological Seminary, University of Brandeis, and Abraham Fund. With his brother he founded the Lauder Institute at Wharton School. Lauder has also served as chairman of the finance committee of the Republican from upstate New York. Lauder was elected president of World Jewish Congress on June 10, 2007, beating businessman Mendel Kaplan Einat Wilf African and southern Israel by a clear margin. As president of the WJC, he has met with a number of heads of state and government, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Pope Benedict XVI, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, Czech President Vaclav Klaus, Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany and President Switzerland Pascal Couchepin. Lauder has been strongly critical of business deals by European energy firms with Iran and has called for tougher sanctions from the UN because of the threat from Tehran against Israel and its nuclear program. Despite its commitment to the recovery of "lost" Holocaust art, Lauder has been accused by Holocaust survivors and their families not to disclose the art that belonged to Holocaust victims -----> Created for Jo Carole Lauder Ronald Lauder is the new President of World Jewish Congress The employer of the cosmetics industry and art collector Ronald Lauder was elected as President of World Jewish Congress (WJC) and replacement of the magnate Edgar Bronfman. Lauder, 63, was elected by a large majority and will take charge of the executive of one of the most important bodies of the Jewish world. The new head of World Jewish Congress won 59 votes in favor and 17 against at the meeting of the board of the organization held in New York. Along the way were Mendel Kaplan, quen also aspired to office, and one of Bronfman's sons, Matthew, who had declared their intentions to take over and continue the work of his father. Matthew Lauder had accused of lacking experience and "familiarity" with the Jewish world and declared it was "inconceivable that his nomination to the presidency of the WJC as part of a monarchist movement that responds to purely private interests." Last month, Edgar Bronfman, 77, resigned abruptly after being at the helm of the institution for 28 years and his decision came in response to an intention to split the body. In fact, the president of the European Jewish Congress (EJC), Frenchman Pierre Besnainou, presented an ultimatum saying that he should leave the CJM's presidential election if it were not carried out soon. ----> It's for Jo Carole Lauder Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress welcomed the U.S. withdrawal from the Durban II Conference NEW YORK - The president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), Ronald S. Lauder, welcomed the decision by the U.S. government to withdraw from the forthcoming United Nations Conference Against Racism ("Durban II") in Geneva, due to concerns of it becoming a repeat of the failed event developed in Durban in September 2001. "It is increasingly clear that the Durban Review Conference is not about fighting racism, but about promoting anti-Israel and anti-Semitic propaganda in the United Nations framework. Secretary of State for the Obama administration, Hillary Clinton deserves credit for sending a strong warning signal to the United Nations. " "Unfortunately, the efforts of the U.S. administration to improve this process have not been successful," said Lauder. He added: "The governments of democratic countries should not attend Durban II because it undermines the very purpose of the UN and makes a great damage to this important institution." The WJC president expressed his hope that other governments also dissociate from the Geneva conference. "We expect the European Union and other countries to follow the example of Canada, Israel, and the United States. No government should be involved in an event so embarrassing," said the president of the WJC. Lauder also noted that countries with abysmal records of human rights were at the forefront of activities leading to the review conference in Durban. "It's certainly nothing good can come from a conference where countries such as Libya, Iran, Pakistan and Syria are dictating the agenda. The situation of the real victims of racism and discrimination is being ignored. Sudan is not condemned by mass killings in Darfur, Iran has obtained a free pass for the cruel treatment of the Baha'is and other minorities, as well as mass executions of students and dissidents. These and other countries are seeking to protect their extremist ideologies under the guise of prohibiting defamation of religion "while at the same time refuse to condemn Holocaust denial," said Ronald Lauder, adding that "the World Jewish Congress will encourage world leaders to boycott the Durban Review Conference." -> It's for Jo Carole Lauder |
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