A Quote by W. Averell Harriman

Actually I'd had a certain amount of experience in Europe in the inter-war period, as a banker, and I was also a member of the Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Commerce.

W. Averell Harriman

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W. Averell Harriman
American - Politician
November 15, 1891 - July 26, 1986

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