10 Facts About Philip Merrill

Philip Merrill was an American diplomat, publisher, banker, and philanthropist.

Philip Merrill was president and CEO of Capital-Gazette Communications, Inc.

Philip Merrill was appointed to chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States by George W Bush, serving from 2002 to 2005.

Philip Merrill represented the United States in negotiations on the Law of the Sea Conference, the International Telecommunication Union and various disarmament and exchange agreements with the former Soviet Union.

Philip Merrill served as a long time trustee of the Aspen Institute, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Johns Hopkins University, and Cornell University.

Philip Merrill was Chairman of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments and a US Director of the International Institute of Strategic Studies.

Philip Merrill served on the Department of Defense Business Board, the University of Maryland Board of Visitors, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies board, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History board, the Foundation for the National Archives, and the Advanced Physics Laboratories board.

The building, the Phillip Merrill Center, was awarded the first LEED platinum certificate in the country.

Philip Merrill donated the funds to build the Cornell Sailing Center at Cornell University, which is named for the Philip Merrill Family and was dedicated in 2009.

Philip Merrill disappeared while sailing alone on the Chesapeake Bay on June 10,2006.