Chuck Manatt
| Charles Manatt | |
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Manatt (far right) with Mayor of Santo Domingo and former singer Johnny Ventura and Ventura's wife in 2000.
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| United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic | |
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In office December 17, 1999 – March 1, 2001 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Donna Hrinak |
| Succeeded by | Hans H. Hertell |
| Chairman of the Democratic National Committee | |
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In office February 27, 1981 – February 1, 1985 |
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| Preceded by | John C. White |
| Succeeded by | Paul G. Kirk |
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June 9, 1936 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | July 22, 2011 (aged 75) Richmond, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kathleen Manatt (m. 1957) |
| Children | Michele Anne Manatt, Timothy Taylor Manatt, and Daniel Charles Manatt |
| Residence | Washington, DC |
| Alma mater | Iowa State University, George Washington University School of Law |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician |
| Profession | Politics, Law |
| Website | www.manatt.com |
Charles Taylor Manatt (June 9, 1936 – July 22, 2011) was a U.S. Democratic Party political figure. He was an American lawyer, politician and businessman.
Manatt was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1981 to 1985. In those years, he supervised and directed the 1984 Democratic National Convention. He was a delegate, sometimes categorized as a super delegate. He also served as Ambassador to the Dominican Republic from 1999 to 2001. He was the founder of the law firm Manatt, Phelps, and Phillips LLP, where his practice focused on international, administrative, and corporate law. Manatt served until June 2008 as chairman of the Board of Trustees at the George Washington University. His widow is Kathleen K. Manatt.
Manatt was a former Chair of the International Foundation of Election Systems Board of Director. He and his wife Kathleen established the Manatt Democracy Studies Fellowship Program in 1998.
Manatt died on July 22, 2011 at the age of 75.
Manatt was born on June 9, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois. Son of William Price Manatt, and Lucille Taylor Manatt, the youngest of two boys alongside Richard P. Manatt. Although born in Chicago, he grew up in Audubon, Iowa, helping his father, a farmer, care for the family farm. His mother was a school teacher and later a homemaker. He attended elementary, middle and high school in Audubon. In his sophomore year, he began dating Kathy Klinkefus, who later became his wife.
In 1954, Manatt began studying at Iowa State College (later University) and was a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity. He and Kathy Klinkefus, who also attended Iowa State, graduated in early 1958. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Washington D.C., and he began studying at the George Washington University School of Law. He served as President of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. From 1999 until June 2008, Manatt served as chairman of the Board of Trustees at George Washington University. Manatt sat on the Council on American Politics, which brings together leaders from across the nation to address issues facing the growth and enrichment of the Graduate School of Political Management at The George Washington University.
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