Charles Hammerman Rivkin was born on April 6,1962 and is an American media executive and former United States diplomat who is chairman and chief executive officer of the Motion Picture Association.
24 Facts About Charles Rivkin
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Charles Rivkin's confirmation marked the first time a US ambassador and former CEO ever led the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the US State Department.
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In 1967, Charles Rivkin's father died when he was just 5 years old.
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Charles Rivkin spent his junior year of high school with School Year Abroad at its SYA France campus located in Rennes, France.
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Charles Rivkin graduated with distinction in political science and international relations.
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Charles Rivkin helped engineer the sale of The Jim Henson Company to EM.
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Charles Rivkin served as an at-large California delegate for Senator John Kerry at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and for Barack Obama at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
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Charles Rivkin was the California finance co-chair for Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and one of his top fund raisers.
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In support of the US Navy, Charles Rivkin became the first US Ambassador to take off and land on a Navy aircraft carrier in an F-18 Super Hornet when he participated in a training exercise with naval aviators on the USS Eisenhower in March 2013.
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Charles Rivkin introduced social media to Embassy Paris, establishing its first ever Facebook and Twitter accounts.
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Charles Rivkin organized a series of seminars for French youth, inviting them to meet with prominent American government officials, actors and musicians.
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Charles Rivkin is the first US Ambassador in half a century to receive the decoration from a sitting French president.
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Charles Rivkin left office in November 2013 following his nomination to become an Assistant Secretary of the State Department.
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In February 2015, Charles Rivkin received la Grande Medaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris, the city of Paris' highest honor, from Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.
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In December 2016, Charles Rivkin received the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award, the US Department of the Navy's highest civilian recognition, from Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.
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In May 2016 in Ramallah, Charles Rivkin led the first US-Palestinian Economic Dialogue since 2004 in an effort to support private sector growth in the Palestinian economy.
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In October 2015 and December 2016, Charles Rivkin co-chaired the first and second annual US-Qatar Economic and Investment Dialogues.
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Charles Rivkin's priorities include defending intellectual property and bolstering the MPA's content protection efforts, incentivizing the production of new films and television shows to spur job creation and growth, and expanding US studios' access to international markets, particularly China.
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In January 2019 Charles Rivkin was directly responsible for Netflix becoming the first streaming service to join the MPA, helping to further the growth and evolution of the trade association.
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Charles Rivkin aims to elevate the MPA's profile through improved branding and social media communications, as well as more high-profile events in Washington, DC, and an expanded diversity, equity and inclusion program.
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In September 2019, Charles Rivkin unified the association's regional sub-brands under the banner of a more globally aligned MPA to better reflect the international audiences its member studios serve.
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In October 2020, Charles Rivkin recruited Apple TV+ to join the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, the global coalition to reduce piracy and protect the legal marketplace for creative content.
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Charles Rivkin's cousin, Jonathan Alter, is an author and NBC correspondent; and his cousin Jamie Alter Lynton, the wife of former Sony Executive Michael Lynton, is one of California's biggest political fundraisers.
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Charles Rivkin's family has presented the "Rivkin Award" at the United States Department of State since 1968 as a way to honor intellectual courage and constructive dissent in the American Foreign Service.