Background
Blinken, Donald was born on November 11, 1925 in New York City. Son of Maurice Henry and Ethel (Horowitz) Blinken.
Blinken, Donald was born on November 11, 1925 in New York City. Son of Maurice Henry and Ethel (Horowitz) Blinken.
Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1947.
Cons., Marks & Spencer, Ltd., London, 1950-1951; president, Exchange Trading Corporation, New York City, 1952-1953; vice president, Stein's Stores, Inc., New York City, 1953-1958; vice president, Engineer of Mines Warburg & Company, Inc., 1961-1972; senior vice president, chairman of the executive committee, Engineer of Mines Warburg, Pincus & Company, Inc., New York City, 1970-1981; managing director, Engineer of Mines Warburg, Pincus & Company, Inc., New York City, 1981-1986; director, Engineer of Mines Warburg, Pincus & Company, Inc., New York City, 1987-1994; United States ambassador, Budapest, Hungary, 1994-1997. Member of advisory commission on international economics policy Department of State, since 1998.
President Brooklyn Academy Music, 1971—1976, Mark Rothko Foundation, 1976—1988. Member trustees' council National Gallery Art, 1984—1994. Trustee State University of New York, 1976—1990, chairman board, 1978—1990.
Board directors New York Philharmonic Society, 1986—1994, vice chairman, 1989—1994, honorary board directors, since 1999. Member United States 2d Circuit Nominating Panel, 1979. Trustee Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, 1986—1991, New York Public Library., 1990—1994, honorary trustee, since 1998.
Director Institute International Education, 1990—1994. Trustee Isamu Noguchi Foundation, 1987—1994. Board overseers Nelson Rockefeller Institute Government, 1985—1994.
Trustee Central European University, since 2001. Member advisory board School International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, since 1998. Member executive committee Citizens Development Corps, 1999—2008.
Secretary-general World Federation United Nations Associations, 2000—2004. Chairman European Institute Columbia University, since 2003. Trustee National Committee American Foreign Policy, since 2006, member board project ethnic relations, since 2007.
Member of Council American Ambassadors, Council Foreign Relations, Century Association, River Club.
Married Vera Evans, October 15, 1975. 1 child, Antony John.