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Learning On The Job

Besides spending two weeks in ambassa-
dor training school in Washington,
D.C., saturating himself with knowledge
about Slovakia, he also met with Doreen
Hermelin, widow of the late Norway
ambassador, to get a firsthand account of
an ambassador's life.
"She was very gracious and shared her
experiences about their time in Norway
and she gave me some good advice,"
said Weiser.
He plans to return to the U.S. from
time to time, but his wife, Eileen, 51,
will commute to most meetings in her
position as an elected member of the
State Board of Education. That involves
about 12 hours of travel each way.
Weiser has two adult children from a
previous marriage, Elizabeth, 31, and
Marc, 28, and he and Eileen have a 1-
year-old son, Danny
When he arrives in Bratislava, Weiser
will present a custom U-M kippah to
Rabbi Boruch Myers of the Chabad-
Lubavitch. Now chief rabbi of Bratislava,
he is a U-M graduate who chose the
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
in New York City over Harvard Law
School in Cambridge, Mass.
Weiser faces several challenges as
ambassador, such as doing his part to
help modernize the country and boost
its economy "But my biggest challenge
probably will be to work on the ascen-
sion of Slovakia into the North
American Treaty Organization by the
end of 2002," he said.
Albert Berriz of Ann Arbor, now chief
operating officer of McKinley Associates,
replaces Weiser as CEO. Berriz, who has
been with McKinley for 14 years, con-
verted from Catholicism to Judaism
when he got married.
"Ron is truly a caring person and a
mensch (gentleman), who is giving back
to the community and his country in a
unique manner because, by taking this
ambassador's post, he may be putting
himself in harm's way But Jewish people
have a responsibility to assist the com-
munity and do charity work. Ron has
provided his time and expertise to many
non-profit organizations. He's a rare indi-
vidual who will now help his country"
Don Lifton of the Lifton Co.,
Bloomfield Hills, is Weiser's business asso-
ciate in various ventures and has known
him for 30 years. "Ron's appointment is
wonderful for the country, the state and
the Jewish community," said Lifton. "He's
a man of high energy and integrity, and
he'll do a great job in Slovakia."

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