Mark Wylea Erwin (born 30 March,1944) is a former

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ambassador and the president of Erwin Capital, Inc., a family-owned

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Career

In 1997,

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appointed him to the

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of the

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. From 1999-2001 Erwin served as Ambassador to the

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, the Republic of the Seychelles and the

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. Erwin's books include ''An Unlikely Journey - Make a Difference. Do Good. Have Fun,'' ''Life's Lessons: Lines of Wisdom from a Faithful Stream'', and ''The Practical Ambassador''. He also wrote a collection of "For the Journey" books, including ''Faith For the Journey'', ''Collected Wisdom For the Journey'', and ''Humor For the Journey''. Erwin was an

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at the Business School of

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for several years. Erwin studied real estate at

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, and in 1969 became a real estate administrator for

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. He served four years in the United States Air Force. In 2017,

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Governor

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appointed Erwin to the North Carolina Banking Commission.Governor Cooper names state banking commission appointees
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References

External links

AmericanAmbassadors.org

History.State.gov
{{DEFAULTSORT:Erwin, Mark Wylea Living people American chief executives of financial services companies Businesspeople from Charlotte, North Carolina People from Coral Gables, Florida Ambassadors of the United States to Seychelles Ambassadors of the United States to Mauritius Ambassadors of the United States to the Comoros 20th-century American diplomats 21st-century American diplomats 1944 births