William Kennard

Quick Facts

Full Name	William Kennard
Date Of Birth	Jan 19, 1957(1957-01-19)
Age	67
Country	United States
Birth City	Los Angeles
Horoscope	Capricorn

William Kennard Biography

William Kennard is one of the most popular and richest Diplomat who was born on January 19, 1957 in Los Angeles, United States. William Earl Kennard (born January 19th 1957) is an American lawyer who was the U.S. ambassador of the European Union (2009-13) and chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (1997-2001). He was named Ambassador to the EU by President Barack Obama in August 2009 and was confirmed through Senate U.S. Senate in November. Prior to his nomination, Kennard was Managing Director of the world-renowned private equity firm, the Carlyle Group. He was also Chairman of the FCC following his appointment as President Bill Clinton in November 1997 beginning on September 3, 1997 until January 19th 2001. He also serves as an advisor to European Horizons, a transatlantic research institute European Horizons.

In May 2012 in May 2012, in May 2012, the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union awarded Ambassador Kennard its highest honour The Transatlantic Business Award, for his work in enhancing the transatlantic relationship, removing obstacles to trade, and encouraging policies and issues that help U.S. businesses operating in Europe.

During his time in Brussels, Ambassador Kennard made reinvigorating the U.S.-EU economic relationship and eliminating regulatory barriers his top priorities. He was a key force behind the February 2013 decision to launch negotiations on an ambitious Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which aims to expand trade and investment across the Atlantic and contribute to the development of rules that will strengthen the multilateral trading system. He also worked to revitalize the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) so that it could better fulfill its mission of promoting economic growth through increased trade and job creation.

Prior to his appointment as ambassador, Kennard worked as the managing director of The Carlyle Group, a world-class private equity firm that has more than $100 billion in assets under management. Kennard was hired by The Carlyle Group in May 2001, and was responsible for investments in the media and communications sectors.

William Kennard Net Worth

William Kennard is one of the richest Diplomat from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, William Kennard 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Prior to being appointed FCC chairman, Kennard served as the general counsel of the FCC from 1993 to 1997. He was recruited to FCC from the FCC after a stint at the firm Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand (now DLA Piper) where he was a partner as well as a member the company’s board directors.

Prior to taking over The Carlyle Group, Kennard was head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between November 1997 and January 2001. The agency was run during a historic period. Under his leadership and administration, he created policies that led to an explosion of wireless phones, which brought the Internet to the vast majority American households and led to billions of dollars in investments in the latest broadband technology. In the same time, he introduced bold new policies to reduce the digital divide both in America. United States and around the world.

He was also the first U.S. Ambassador to the EU to actively engage with European audiences through social media. One notable event took place in February 2013, when Ambassador Kennard and EU Ambassador to the U.S. João Vale de Almeida co-hosted a “Transatlantic Twittersation,” a virtual conversation whose hashtag #AskAmbs reached 1,400,000 impressions worldwide.

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William Ranked on the list of most popular Diplomat. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. William Kennard celebrates birthday on January 19 of every year.