Donald M. Blinken

Donald Mayer Blinken[3] (born November 11, 1925) is an American diplomat and businessman.[4][5] He was director and one of the founders of E. M. Warburg Pincus & Company, an investment bank in New York, was the board chairman of the State University of New York from 1978 to 1990 and American Ambassador to Hungary from 1994–1998.[1][4][6]

Donald M. Blinken
United States Ambassador to Hungary
In office
April 1, 1994 – November 20, 1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byCharles H. Thomas
Succeeded byPeter Tufo
Personal details
Born
Donald Mayer Blinken

(1925-11-11) November 11, 1925
New York City, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
  • Judith (Frehm) Blinken[1]
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1961; div. 1971)​
  • Vera Evans
ChildrenAntony Blinken[1]
Relatives
Alma materHarvard University

Life and career

Blinken was born on November 11, 1925 in New York City, the son of Ethel (Horowitz) and Maurice Blinken.[2][7][8] Blinken and his brothers Alan and Robert were born to a father originally from Kiev (Russian Empire) and a mother also of Jewish heritage.[9] His grandfather was author Meir Blinken. The brothers grew up both in New York City and Yonkers, New York. They attended the Horace Mann School.[9]

His son, Antony Blinken, is the current Secretary of State.[10][11]

Donald Blinken graduated magna cum laude in Economics from Harvard in 1948[6][12] after serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II in 1944.[4]

Blinken was president of the Mark Rothko Foundation.[13][14]

He lives in the River House[15][16] and in East Hampton, New York.[17]

References
  1. "WEDDINGS; Evan Ryan, Antony Blinken". The New York Times. March 3, 2002. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  2. "Newsletter" (375). United States Department of State. 1994. Retrieved November 22, 2020. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Harvard Alumni Directory. Harvard University. 1965. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  4. "Donald Blinken". Council of American Ambassadors. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  5. Blinken, Donald (December 1, 2017). "Art collector Donald Blinken remembers all about artists". Financial Times. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  6. "Donald M. Blinken". US Embassy in Hungary. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  7. "Donald M. Blinken Papers, 1969-2003". Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  8. "Maurice Blinken, 86; Early Backer of Israel". The New York Times. July 15, 1986.
  9. "AMBASSADOR ALAN J. BLINKEN" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  10. Pager, Tyler; Epstein, Jennifer; Mohsin, Saleha (November 22, 2020). "Biden to Name Longtime Aide Blinken as Secretary of State". Bloomberg News. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  11. Jakes, Lara; Crowley, Michael; Sanger, David E. (November 22, 2020). "Biden Chooses Antony Blinken, Defender of Global Alliances, as Secretary of State". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  12. "I Choose Harvard: Donald Blinken '47". Harvard Alumni. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  13. "89 OF ROTHKO'S WORKS ARE GIVEN TO MUSEUMS". The New York Times. April 12, 1985. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  14. Brenson, Michael (May 4, 1984). "ROTHKO FOUNDATION GIVES 1,000 WORKS TO 19 ART MUSEUMS". The New York Times. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  15. Abelson, Max (April 8, 2008). "Top Co-ops Amid Dismal Economy: No Fear, Still Loathing". Observer. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  16. Bernstein, Jacob (November 6, 2013). "Roiling the Waters at River House". The New York Times. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  17. Walsh, Christopher (November 11, 2014). "Antony Blinken Nominated as Deputy Secretary of State". The East Hampton Star. Retrieved February 3, 2020.


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