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| − | '''Melvin Floyd Sembler''' is an [[American]] [[businessman]], [[political fundraiser]] and former [[United States]] [[Ambassador]]. | + | '''Melvin Floyd Sembler''' is an [[American]] [[businessman]], [[publisher]], [[political fundraiser]] and former [[United States]] [[Ambassador]]. |
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| | He is the founder and former president of the Sembler Company which builds, renovates and manages shopping malls. | | He is the founder and former president of the Sembler Company which builds, renovates and manages shopping malls. |
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| − | He has been a fundraiser for the [[Republican Party]] for close to 30 years and continues donating to this day. He was instrumental in the election of [[George H. W. Bush]]. He has been appointed United States ambassador to [[Australia]] and [[Nauru]] (1989 - 1993) and to [[Italy]] (2001 - 2005). | + | He has been a fund raiser for the [[Republican Party]] for close to 30 years and continues donating to this day. He was instrumental in the election of [[George H. W. Bush]]. He has been appointed United States ambassador to [[Australia]] and [[Nauru]] (1989 - 1993) and to [[Italy]] (2001 - 2005). |
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| − | Sembler founded Straight Inc., a company which perpetrated itself to be providing a cure to drug addiction and ran from 1976 to 1993. Based upon its record of success, it received praise from [[Nancy Reagan]] and [[Princess Diana]]. Straight graduated 12,000 people from its program. There have also been allegations of abuse by some former participants. In 1983 a former attendee of Straight won a court judgement against the program and in 1990 another former attendee also won a judgement. The Sembler's stand by their program and what it has done for the community. | + | Sembler founded Straight Inc., a company which perpetrated itself to be providing a cure to drug addiction and ran from 1976 to 1993. Based upon its record of success, it received praise from [[Nancy Reagan]] and [[Princess Diana]]. Straight graduated 12,000 people from its program. There have also been allegations of abuse by some former participants. In 1983 a former attendee of Straight won a court judgment against the program and in 1990 another former attendee also won a judgement. The Sembler's stand by their program and what it has done for the community. |
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| − | ==External Links== | + | He died on January 3, 2009. |
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| | * [http://www.sembler.com/company.php?id=1 Official Biography] | | * [http://www.sembler.com/company.php?id=1 Official Biography] |
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| | [[Category:Business People]] | | [[Category:Business People]] |
| − | [[Category:Political People]] | + | [[Category:United States Ambassadors]] |