Gene Rossides
Gene Rossides | |
|---|---|
| Assistant Secretary of the Treasury of Enforcement and Operations | |
| In office 1969–1973 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 23, 1927 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 16, 2020 (aged 92) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Relations | Gale Rossides (daughter) Eleni Rossides (daughter) |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) |
Gene Rossides (October 23, 1927 – May 16, 2020) was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury of Enforcement and Operations for the U.S. Department of the Treasury from 1969-1973 and was the founder of the American Hellenic Institute. Rossides was also an American football player who was drafted by the New York Giants in 1949. He was a lawyer by training and held political office in several administrations. For his success in various fields of government, sports, and journalism, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs called him "one of the most emblematic figures of the Greek diaspora."