In the 1960s, Linowitz served as the chair of the
Xerox Corporation. Linowitz helped negotiate the return of the
Panama Canal to
Panama under the direction of President
Jimmy Carter. In 1964, Linowitz joined David Rockefeller to launch the
International Executive Service Corps, which was established to help bring about prosperity and stability in developing nations through the growth of private enterprise. Besides being a career diplomat, lawyer, and one time chairman of
Xerox, he wrote two books,
The Making of a Public Man: A Memoir, and
The Betrayed Profession. From 1974 to 1978, Linowitz was head of the
Federal City Council, a group of business, civic, education, and other leaders interested in economic development in Washington, D.C. On November 6, 1979, the Carter administration announced Linowitz would replace
Robert S. Strauss as Special Representative for Middle East Peace Negotiations (the
Palestinian autonomy talks). On December 4, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved his appointment. In 1983, he received the Golden Plate Award of the
American Academy of Achievement. He was awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998 by President
Bill Clinton. == References ==