President Obama Names Los Angeles Businessman Sim Farar as a Commissioner to the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy

LOS ANGELES, June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Senate confirmed Sim Farar as a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.  Mr. Farar was Nominated by President Obama in February and confirmed by the United States Senate by a voice vote on May 26th.  Mr. Farar was sworn in on June 3rd by Under Secretary of State Pat Kennedy at the U.S. Department of State in Washington DC.

The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for the United States is charged with appraising U.S. Government activities intended to understand, inform and influence foreign publics and to make recommendations on the same to the President, the Secretary of State, the Congress, and the public.                      

From 1999 – 2000, Mr. Farar served President Clinton as the United States Representative to the 54th General Assembly at the United Nations.  Mr. Farar was also nominated by President Clinton and served on the Advisory Committee on the Arts to the John F. Kennedy Center from 1994 -1996.

In the private sector, Mr. Farar has served as Managing Member of JDF Investment Co. LLC, specializing in restructuring and development of corporations and served on the board of directors of IFC Financial Services Corp, a financial services consulting firm.

"I am honored and privileged to be appointed by President Obama and approved by the United States Senate to serve as a Commissioner to the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy and I look forward to working in the International arena during these challenging times," stated Mr. Farar from his home in Los Angeles, California.

Mr. Farar has traveled extensively throughout the world on business as well as leisure.  He and his wife Dr. Debra Farar, a member of the Board of Trustees of the California State University System, have been married for 38 years and reside in Los Angeles, California.

For Further information: http://www.state.gov/pdcommission/members/c45281.htm

SOURCE JDF Investment Co. LLC; United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy