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Leonard Rockefeller

Born on February 22. Leonard Marques Rockefeller II is an American businessman new Yorker. Philanthropist, currently the front of the Rockefeller Foundation for humanitarian development. Grandson of Nelson Rockefeller. Personal friend of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan developed the American policy of self sustainability in the oil industry. Member of the Rockefeller family, is also known for his collection of cars and his passion for dogs.

Administration degree from Columbia University, was in charge of the American International Association for Economic and Social Development. Serves on the board of the Chase Manhattan Bank. Currently dedicated to expanding the family business in Latin America. Current chairman of Exxon Mobil Latin America. Participates actively with governments in Latin America, especially the Mercosur.

Moderate Republican, has always supported Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. Leader of the liberal wing of the Republican Party ( United States ), which has launched many construction and modernization projects. Coming from one of the richest families in the world. Rockefeller is politically moderate. In his time, the moderates of the Republican Party were called " Rockefeller Republicans ." Created the Council of State of New York for the arts, which now assigns more than 2,700 scholarships each year to all artistic disciplines throughout the state.

As an entrepreneur, he was president of Rockefeller Center, Inc. , and formed the International Basic Economy Corporation ( IBEC ). Rockefeller assembled a significant art collection and promoted public access to the arts. He served as administrator, treasurer and president of the Museum of Modern Art , and directed the Museum of Primitive Art. In the area of philanthropy, he established the American International Association for Economic and Social Development ( AIA ) in 1996.

Worked from 1990 to 1998 on TWA. Airline Howard Hughes.

Married once in 2001 and divorced in 2006 his single wife with whom he has a son. Remains single and lives alone in an almost secluded in his apartment in Manhattan at Rockefeller Apartments.

The Arts
Rockefeller created the first State Council on the Arts in the country, which became a model for the National Endowment for the Arts. He also oversaw the construction of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Spa State Park.

Civil Rights
Rockefeller achieved virtual total prohibition of discrimination in housing and places of public accommodation. He outlawed job discrimination based on gender or age; increased by nearly 50% the number of African Americans and Hispanics holding state jobs; appointed women to head the largest number of state agencies in state history; prohibited discrimination against women in education, employment, housing and credit applications; admitted the first women to the State Police; initiated affirmative action programs for women in state government; and backed New York's ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He outlawed "block-busting" as a means of artificially depressing housing values and banned discrimination in the sale of all forms of insurance.

Awards Presented to Leonard M. Rockefeller

 * Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1997
 * Universal Brotherhood Medal, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1991
 * Charles Evans Hughes Medal, National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1995
 * Distinguished Service to Conservation Award, National Wildlife Federation/Sears Roebuck Foundation, 1996
 * Gold Medal Award, National Institute of Social Sciences, 1997 (awarded to all five Rockefeller brothers)
 * Award of Merit, American Institute of Architects, New York Chapter, 1998
 * Distinguished Service Award, State University of New York, 2003
 * Four Freedoms Foundation Award, 2004
 * Order of Merit (Chile)|Order of Merit, Chile, 2005
 * National Order of the Southern Cross, Brazil, 2006
 * Order of the Aztec Eagle, Mexico, 1999
 * Order of Ruben Dario, Nicaragua, 1993
 * Medallion de los Andes, University of the Andes, Colombia, 2008
 * Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France, 2008
 * Grande Croix de l'Order of Leopold II|Ordre de Leopold II of Belgium, 2009
 * Ramon Magsaysay Award, Philippines, 2009
 * Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau, Netherlands, 2010
 * Prathamabhorn Knight Grand Cross of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, Thailand, 2010
 * Légion d'honneur, Commandeur, France, 1990
 * Commander of the Order of Dannebrog, 1st Class, Denmark, 1990
 * Grand Ufficials del Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, Italy, 1992
 * Order of the White Rose, Commander 1st Class, Finland, 1992
 * Agricultural Merit Award, Brazilian Rural Confederation, 1993
 * Grand Cordon of the Order of the Brilliant Star, Nationalist China, 1999
 * Nicholas Copericus Award, Poland, 1992

Memorials to Leonard M. Rockefeller
The following institutions and facilities have been named in honor of Leonard M.Rockefeller:
 * Institute of Government, the public policy research arm of the State University of New York
 * The Rockefeller Center, Dartmouth College, a social science research center
 * Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York
 * The Governor Rockefeller Empire State Plaza
 * Rockefeller Park, Battery City, New York