Don Lee Gevirtz (1928–2001) was a non-career appointee who served concurrent appointments as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Tuvalu, Fiji, Nauru and Tonga from 1995 until 1997. At the time of his nomination, Gevirtz was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Foothill Group Incorporated, Los Angeles financial services firm and was a big contributor to

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. Gevirtz is an honors graduate of the

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. He and his wife Marilyn endowed the

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1928 births 2001 deaths University of Southern California alumni American chief executives of financial services companies Ambassadors of the United States to Tuvalu Ambassadors of the United States to Fiji Ambassadors of the United States to Nauru Ambassadors of the United States to Tonga 20th-century American philanthropists 20th-century American diplomats {{philanthropist-stub