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|office = [[United States Ambassador to Mauritius]]<br/>[[United States Ambassador to Seychelles]]

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'''Mark Erwin''' is a former [[United States|U.S.]] ambassador and the president of Erwin Capital, Inc., a family-owned [[investment company]] in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]].
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|president = [[Bill Clinton]] <br> [[George W. Bush]]
|term_start = September 14, 1999
|term_end = March 4, 2001
|predecessor1 = [[Harold W. Geisel]]
|successor1 = [[John Price (diplomat)|John Price]]
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'''Mark Wylea Erwin''' (born March 30, 1944) is a former [[United States|U.S.]] ambassador and the president of Erwin Capital, Inc., a family-owned [[investment company]] in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}}


==Career==
==Career==
In 1997, [[Bill Clinton]] appointed him to the [[Board of directors|Board of Directors]] of the [[Overseas Private Investment Corporation]]. From 1999-2001 Erwin served as Ambassador to the [[Mauritius|Republic of Mauritius]], the [[Seychelles|Republic of the Seychelles]] and the [[Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros]].{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}
In 1997, President [[Bill Clinton]] appointed him to the [[board of directors]] of the [[Overseas Private Investment Corporation]]. From 1999 to 2001, Erwin was ambassador to the [[Mauritius|Republic of Mauritius]], the [[Seychelles|Republic of the Seychelles]] and the [[Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros]].{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}


Erwin's books include ''An Unlikely Journey - Make a Difference. Do Good. Have Fun,'' ''Life's Lessons: Lines of Wisdom from a Faithful Stream'', and ''The Practical Ambassador''. He also wrote a collection of "For the Journey" books, including ''Faith For the Journey'', ''Collected Wisdom For the Journey'', and ''Humor For the Journey''. Erwin was an [[Professor|Adjunct Professor]] at the Business School of [[Winthrop University]] for several years.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}
Erwin's books include ''An Unlikely Journey - Make a Difference. Do Good. Have Fun'', ''Life's Lessons: Lines of Wisdom from a Faithful Stream'' and ''The Practical Ambassador''. He also wrote a collection of "For the Journey" books, including ''Faith For the Journey'', ''Collected Wisdom For the Journey'' and ''Humor For the Journey''. Erwin was an [[Professor|adjunct professor]] at the Business School of [[Winthrop University]] for several years.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}


Erwin studied real estate at [[University of Tennessee|the University of Tennessee]], and in 1969 became a real estate administrator for [[United Parcel Service]]. He served four years in [[United States Air Force|the United States Air Force]]. In 2017, North Carolina Governor [[Roy Cooper]] appointed Erwin to the North Carolina Banking Commission.<ref>[https://governor.nc.gov/news/governor-cooper-names-state-banking-commission-appointees Governor Cooper names state banking commission appointees]</ref>
Erwin studied real estate at the [[University of Tennessee]] and, in 1969, became a real estate administrator for [[United Parcel Service]]. He served four years in the [[United States Air Force]]. In 2017, the [[North Carolina]] governor, [[Roy Cooper]], appointed him to the North Carolina Banking Commission.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://governor.nc.gov/news/governor-cooper-names-state-banking-commission-appointees |title=Governor Cooper Names State Banking Commission Appointees |date=April 19, 2017 |publisher=North Carolina Office of the Governor}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080912153257/http://www.americanambassadors.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Members.view&memberid=86 AmericanAmbassadors.org]
* {{cite web |url=http://www.americanambassadors.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Members.view&memberid=86 |title=Mark W. Erwin |publisher=Council of American Ambassadors |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912153257/http://www.americanambassadors.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Members.view&memberid=86 |archivedate=September 12, 2008}}
* [https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/erwin-mark-wylea History.State.gov]
* {{cite web |url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/erwin-mark-wylea |title=Mark Wylea Erwin (1947–) |publisher=Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute, US Department of State}}


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Mark Wylea Erwin
United States Ambassador to Mauritius
United States Ambassador to Seychelles
In office
September 14, 1999 – March 4, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded byHarold W. Geisel
Succeeded byJohn Price
Personal details
Born
Mark Wylea Erwin

(1944-03-30) March 30, 1944 (age 80)

Mark Wylea Erwin (born March 30, 1944) is a former U.S. ambassador and the president of Erwin Capital, Inc., a family-owned investment company in Charlotte, North Carolina.[citation needed]

Career

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In 1997, President Bill Clinton appointed him to the board of directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. From 1999 to 2001, Erwin was ambassador to the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of the Seychelles and the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros.[citation needed]

Erwin's books include An Unlikely Journey - Make a Difference. Do Good. Have Fun, Life's Lessons: Lines of Wisdom from a Faithful Stream and The Practical Ambassador. He also wrote a collection of "For the Journey" books, including Faith For the Journey, Collected Wisdom For the Journey and Humor For the Journey. Erwin was an adjunct professor at the Business School of Winthrop University for several years.[citation needed]

Erwin studied real estate at the University of Tennessee and, in 1969, became a real estate administrator for United Parcel Service. He served four years in the United States Air Force. In 2017, the North Carolina governor, Roy Cooper, appointed him to the North Carolina Banking Commission.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Governor Cooper Names State Banking Commission Appointees" (Press release). North Carolina Office of the Governor. April 19, 2017.
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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Seychelles
1999–2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Mauritius
2002–2005 		Succeeded by


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