In the way of background, I am an international banker by training, having served as a Vice President in the International Department of the Chase Manhattan Bank with responsibility for Chase's loan portfolios in the former Soviet Union, Eastern and Central Europe and Yugoslavia.

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Mr. Robinson brought to the discussion of "The State of The Globe -- Markets, Political Pressures, Risk and Rewards" rich experience in the private and public sectors, having served as the Chase Manhattan Bank's Vice President for the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Yugoslavia and as the Senior Director for International Economic Affairs at the Reagan National Security Council.

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In 1996, Dublon, became an executive vice president for corporate planning at Chase following the merger of Chase Manhattan and Chemical Bank.

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He was chairman and CEO of First Fidelity Bank, president and chief operating officer of Mellon Bank, vice chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank, and non-executive chairman of both The Dime Bank and Riggs National.

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And now, according to Robinson - a past vice president at Chase Manhattan Bank who currently chairs the Center for Security Policy's William J.

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Crystallex is the brainchild of Marc Oppenheimer, a former loan officer at Chase Manhattan bank who has roots in Leonia, N.

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And now the ultimate humiliation: it is being taken over by another American bank, Chase Manhattan (see article).

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