Edward Elliot Elson
Edward Elliot Elson (born 1934 Norfolk, Virginia) is a non-career appointee who was the American ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Denmark from 1993 until 1998. Elson was also a faculty and board member of the University of Virginia and Chairman of the Board of the following: Bank of Gordon County; Elsonýs; Atlanta News Agency, Inc.; W.H. Smith Holdings (USA); and, The Majestic Wine Corp.

When the Soviet Union fell, the long term power dynamics in the region shifted. Eight countries in Scandinavia and the Baltics formed to create the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) to help the Baltic's transition. As Ambassador, Elson “helped to strengthen the bonds of the Nordic-Baltic region and secure American alliances in the region.”

Elson attended Phillips Academy, the University of Virginia, and law school at Emory University. His father was a book seller and periodical distributor. When Elson finished his education, he took over the family business. 
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