Lyons Brown Jr.

American diplomat (1936–2024)

Lyons Brown Jr.

United States Ambassador to Austria
In office November 5, 2001 – October 5, 2005
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Kathryn Walt Hall
Succeeded by	Susan McCaw

Personal details
Born	William Lee Lyons Brown Jr. (1936-08-02)August 2, 1936 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	June 9, 2024(2024-06-09) (aged 87)
Alma mater	University of Virginia

William Lee Lyons Brown Jr. (August 2, 1936 – June 9, 2024) was an American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Austria. He was also the CEO and Honorary Trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Chair of the World Monuments Fund.^[1]^[2]

Brown was born in Louisville, Kentucky. A graduate of the University of Virginia and the American Graduate School of International Management (now called Thunderbird School of Global Management), he was the president, chairman, CEO, and a director of the Brown-Forman Corporation, founded by his great-grandfather. He served on the President's Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, as an appointee under three Presidents - Ronald Reagan (1988), George H.W. Bush (1990 and 1992), and William Jefferson Clinton (1994).^[1]^[3]

Brown was made a Chevalier de L'Ordre du Merite Agricole by the French government in 1974.^[2] He died on June 9, 2024, at the age of 87.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "The Honorable W. L. Lyons Brown, Jr., Elected an Honorary Trustee at The Metropolitan Museum of Art". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b "The Honorable W. L. Lyons Brown, Jr., Elected an Honorary Trustee at The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Metropolitan Museum of Art". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
^ "Lyons Brown, Jr". US Department of State, Archive. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
^ Gregory, Kathryn (11 June 2024). "Former CEO of Brown-Forman Corp., W.L. Lyons Brown Jr., dies at 87". Courier Journal. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

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KEEPING IT ALL IN THE FAMILY For 119 years, Browns have run distiller Brown-Forman. Their secret? Meritocratic nepotism, dogged consistency, and premium brands like Jack Daniel's.