Sol Linowitz, member of Global Advisory Council.

Sol Linowitz, a member of the World Future Society's Global Advisory Council, died March 18 at his home in Washington, D.C.

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Linowitz, who served as chairman of the Xerox Corporation's board of directors, joined the World Future Society's board in 1974 and

A lawyer by profession, Linowitz became the quintessential "public man," serving not only the U.S. government but many boards and commissions. In 1966, he left Xerox to become U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States. Later he became President Carter's representative in Middle East negotiations.

In 1998, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Clinton, who declared that "if every world leader had half the vision Sol Linowitz does, we'd have about a tenth as many problems as we've got in the whole world today."

THE FUTURIST's editor, Edward Cornish, who knew Linowitz during his long participation in World Future society activities, paid the following tribute to him:

"Sol was a strong believer in the importance of forward-thinking in government and a stalwart friend of the World Future Society. He was an active member of our board, making many valuable suggestions and thoughtful judgments about Society actions. We are enormously indebted to him for his generous contributions through the years."