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John J. Danilovich
American business executive (born 1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Joseph Danilovich (born 25 June 1950) is an American business executive who was secretary general of the International Chamber of Commerce[1] from 2014 – 2018. He previously held roles as a senior United States government executive, diplomat, and ambassador.
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Danilovich was the chief executive officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) from 2005 to 2009. Prior to his appointment as CEO of the MCC by President George W. Bush,[2] Danilovich served as the United States Ambassador to Brazil (2004-2005), United States Ambassador to Costa Rica (2001-2004), and was on the board of directors of the Panama Canal Commission (1991-1996), chairing the Commission's Transition Committee prior to the transfer of the Canal to the Panamanians.[3] Danilovich was active in the international maritime industry for several decades, as a member of the executive management board of Atlas Interocean Shipping Group (1977-1990) and consultant with the Eisenhower Group (1987-1990).[4]
Danilovich is a director of d'Amico International Shipping and member of the Audit (Control and Risk) Committee and the Nomination & Remuneration Committee, a member of the European Advisory Council of Trilantic Capital Partners LLP, and a Director of Airtel Africa PLC (UK/FTSE). Danilovich is also a member of the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA) and of The Council of the Serpentine Gallery (London).