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Danish American Society Man of the Year Gala
The Danish American Society honored Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr., former Ambassador to Denmark, as 2005 Man of the Year, on November 11, in
New York City, at a Gala Dinner at the Cipriani Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center.

Known internationally as a connoisseur of the arts, Ambassador Loeb, while serving as the American Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark during the years 1981-1983, began collecting Danish art and has subsequently assembled the most comprehensive collection of 19th century Danish art outside Denmark. Continuing a long family tradition of believing that art should be viewed by a broad public Ambassador Loeb has made the collection available to the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT. and to the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College, in Poughkeepsie, NY.

Financier, philanthropist, and diplomat, Ambassador Loeb, a prominent descendant of both the Loeb and Lehman banking families can trace his family ties in America, back to the late 17th century, Ambassador Loeb is a graduate of Harvard College and the Harvard Business School. Ambassador Loeb served in the United States Air Force from 1954 until 1956 rising to the rank of First Lieutenant. He subsequently became a partner in the investment-banking firm, Loeb, Rhoades and Company. In 1979 he founded his own independent investment and counseling firm, which he currently manages.

Previous DAS honorees included, Frank Andersen, Crown Prince Frederik, Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maersk Mc-kinney Moller, Peter Martins, Werner Valeur Jensen and the Danish Freedom Fighters. Only two other Americans, Walter Cronkite and John Portman have been honored, previously.


Sharon Handler, Ambassador Loeb, Werner Valeur Jensen, Alexandra Loeb Driscoll and her husband.


Allen Milman, President of Danish American Society flanked by Gala co-chairs Birgit Holm and Lisa Resling Halpern.



Henrik Nielsen,Director of Handelsbanken, dinner guest and Thomas Aabo.

Barry Farber.
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