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Ambassador Takes Dean's Position at Tufts
Ambassador Alan Solomont has deep ties to the university.

Alan Solomont, U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra, has been named dean of Tufts University's Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, according to the university.
President Barack Obama appointed Solomont to the embassy in Madrid for a posting that began in 2010, and before that he served as chair of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which oversees things like AmericCorps, a university announcement says.
It says he also has a background in health care, elder care and community organizing.
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Solomont is also a graduate of Tufts University, and he is a trustee emeritus and founding board chair of Tisch College.
He'll take over as dean starting Jan. 2, 2014.
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