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AKA Frank J Shakespeare, Jr. Born: 9-Apr-1925 Birthplace: New York City, NY Religion: Roman Catholic Occupation: Diplomat, Activist Executive summary: US Ambassador to the Vatican 1986-89 Military service: US Navy (1945-46) Advisor to Jack Kemp's 1996 Presidential campaign.     University: BS, Notre Dame (1946)       U.S. Ambassador Vatican, 1986-89     U.S. Ambassador Portugal 1985-86     Catholic Campaign for America     Council for National Policy     National Strategy Information Center     The Heritage Foundation     Knights of Malta

Frank Shakespeare, of Connecticut,  was Reagan’s ambassador to Portugal and the Vatican, director of the U.S. Information Agency, president of RKO, and president of CBS Television.

Council for National Policy 1988, 1996, 1998; graduated from Holy Cross College of Notre Dame, a Catholic liberal arts transfer-intent college; friend of William F. Buckley; Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta; Chairman of the Board for International Broadcasting during the Reagan administration; Director, appointed by Nixon as U.S. Information Agency director; Director and former chairman of the board of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. During the Reagan administration he served as Ambassador to Portugal from 1985 to 1987, and then as Ambassador to the Holy See; Trustee since 1979, The Heritage Foundation, Board Chairman from 1981 to 1985; has served in executive positions in the communications industry for more than 30 years; trustee of  Hillsdale College; served as President of RKO, executive vice president of Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and President of CBS-TV Services; Trustee of the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation. Lead a delegation from Claremont Institute to the Vatican in 2000.