Background
Rizowy, Carlos Guillermo was born on March 5, 1949 in Sarandi Grande, Uruguay. Arrived in the United States, 1973, naturalized, 1981. Son of Gerszon and Eva (Visnia) Rizowy.
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Rizowy, Carlos Guillermo was born on March 5, 1949 in Sarandi Grande, Uruguay. Arrived in the United States, 1973, naturalized, 1981. Son of Gerszon and Eva (Visnia) Rizowy.
Bachelor, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1971. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1981.
Juris Doctor, Chicago Kent College Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1983.
Assistant professor political science Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1982-1989, chairman department political science, 1983-1986, director international studies program, 1986-1989. Managing partner Ray, Rizowy & Fleischer, 1983-1990. Partner corporation law department Gottlieb and Schwartz, 1990-1992.
Partner Levenfeld, Eisenberg, Janger, Glassberg, Samotny & Halper, 1993-1994. Of counsel Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, 1994—2004. International business consultant, since 2004.
Honorary consul of Uruguay, Chicago, since 1994. Adjunct associate professor Spertus College Judaica, Chicago, since 1984. Weekly political analyst on Middle East, international law and foreign policy, resource specialist Station WBEZ Public Radio and British Broadcasting Corporation Latin America.
Member panel of arbitrators of Mediation and Arbitration Center, International Arbitration Court for Mercosur Bolsa de Comercio, Uruguay, since 1999. General counsel Association Iberoamerican Consuls, since 2003. International business consultant, since 2004.
Speaker and presenter to Chief executive officers on American foreign policy.
Vice president, resource specialist to executive committee Organization Children of Holocaust Survivors, Chicago, 1982. President Association Children Holocaust Survivors, 1986-1991. President board directors Soviet Jewry Legal Advocacy Center, 1986-1988.
Research committee National Strategy Forum, board directors United Nations Association United States, 1985-1989. Community relations committee Jewish Federation Metropolitan Chicago, 1983-1984. Advisory board, chairman international affairs commission American Jewish Congress, Chicago, 1983-1985, chairman subcommittee for Israel, 1986-1988.
Member National Speakers Bureau United Jewish Appeal, National Speakers Bureau Development Corporation for Israel. Speaker to Chief executive officers The Executive Committee, since 1980. Advisory board Chicago Action for Soviet Jewry, 1983-1985.
Board directors American Friends of Hebrew University, Chicago, 1984-1986, Florence Heller Jewish Community Center, 1986-1988. Human rights committee Anti-Defamation League, 1986, board directors, since 1989. Board directors Board Jewish Education, 1989-1991, Hispanic Coalition for Jobs, 1991-1994.
Chairman university educators division Jewish United Fund, 1988-1990. Consular corporation advisory board International Visiting Center Chicago, since 1995, committee foreign affairs Chicago Council Foreign Relations, since 1994. Member Association of Trial Lawyers of America, American Bar Association (chairman business committee 1993-1995), Association Ibero-American Consuls of Chicago, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (international trade committee), Latin American Bar Association, National Hispanic Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyers Association, American Political Science Association, American Judicature Society, Executive Club Chicago, International Platform Association, Wexner Heritage Foundation, American Forum, Latin American C. of Chamber (board directors since 1991, general counsel since 1992), Anshe Emet Congregation, Masons.
Married Charlotte Gordon, March 14, 1976. Children: Brian Isaac, Yael Deborah, Michal Evie.