Shakespeare was president of CBS Television in New York from 1950 to 1969,[1] when he was appointed by President Richard Nixon as director of the United States Information Agency.[3] He returned to the private sector in 1973,and became an executive vice president of Westinghouse in New York. In 1975 he became vice chairman of RKO General.[2]
In 1981 President Ronald Reagan named him chairman of the Board for International Broadcasting,[4] the entity which oversaw the operations of Radio Free Europe. He held this position until 1985,when Reagan appointed him United States Ambassador to Portugal.[2] The following year,in September 1986,Shakespeare was appointed United States Ambassador to the Holy See.[5][6] Since 1979 Shakespeare has been an honorary member of the board of trustees for The Heritage Foundation,a Washington,D.C.-based public policy research institute.[7] He also currently serves as a trustee of the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation of Milwaukee,Wisconsin.[7]
Notes
1 2 "Nomination of Frank Shakespeare To Be a Member of the Board for International Broadcasting, and Designation as Chairman". Public Papers of the Presidents. 26 June 1981.
1 2 3 "United States Ambassador to Portugal". National Catholic Reporter. 24 July 1985.
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↑ "Reagan Chooses EX-U.S.I.A. Head". The New York Times. 16 May 1981.
↑ King, Wayne; Weaver Jr., Warren (30 July 1986). "New Vatican Envoy". The New York Times.
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