24 Apr 2008
Columbia, SC 24 Apr 2008 Apogee Global Resources, Inc. has named Edward W. Skip Gnehm Jr. to its board of directors.Ambassador Gnehm is a well respected diplomat and will greatly assist us with international business development, says Ronald D. Mathis, President of Apogee Global Resources. We are excited to have Skip on the team.Ambassador Gnehm has had a distinguished career in government, as Ambassador to Kuwait 199194, Australia 200001, and Jordan 200104. He also served as Director General of the Foreign Service from 19972000 and was Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations with the rank of Ambassador from 19941997. Ambassador Gnehm was born in Carrolton, Georgia. He graduated from The George Washington University with a B.A. in 1966 and an M.A. in 1968. While at GW he served as president of the student body. From 19661967, he attended the American University in Cairo, Egypt, under a postgraduate Rotary International Fellowship and completed a year of graduate study at the American University in Cairo, Egypt in 1968. Ambassador Gnehm joined the U.S. Department of State in 1969 and has forged a long and distinguished diplomatic career. His positions included Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Personnel for the Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Near East and South Asian Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Near East and South Asia Deputy Chief of Mission, American Embassy, Amman, Jordan, and Embassy Sanaa, Yemen head of the U.S. Liaison Office, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Deputy Principal Officer, U.S. Interests Section, Damascus, Syria. Ambassador Gnehm received two Presidential Meritorious Service Awards in 1990 for his public service as Assistant Secretary of Defense, and in 1991 for his service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State. He is also the recipient of several State Department awards, including Superior Honor Awards for his service in Kuwait and Riyadh, in Washington as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and in Taif, Saudi Arabia as Special Envoy to the Kuwaiti Government and Meritorious Honor Awards for his work in Damascus and Beirut. He was awarded two Secretary of Defense Medals for Meritorious Civilian Service one by Secretary of Defense Carlucci for his service in the office of the Secretary of Defense and a second by Secretary of Defense Perry for his support to U.S. forces during and after Desert Storm. In 1992 Ambassador Gnehm received The George Washington Universitys Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. He served seven years as a member of The George Washington University Board of Trustees and was a member of the boards Executive Committee and chairman of the Student Affairs Committee. He also served as Vice President of the General Alumni Association. Ambassador Gnehm is currently on the faculty of the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University. He also serves on the Executive Committee of the National U.S.Arab Chamber of Commerce and as an executive board member of the KuwaitiAmerican Alliance. Ambassador Gnehm was also elected to the Academy of American Diplomacy, an organization of 300 of the most senior former American diplomats. With Skips arrival, the Apogee Board collectively has 300 years of business experience and more than 100 years of quality management experience, Mathis adds. Apogee Global Resources, Inc. Headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, Apogee Global Resources, Inc. helps companies pursuing A Global Quality Initiative deliver their products or services to international standards, while maintaining optimal profitability and efficiency. Founded in 2002, the firm primarily serves Fortune 500 companies as well as large privately held enterprises. For more information about Apogee Global Resources, Inc., please visit www.apogeeglobalresources.com.