Buffett, Howard

In August 1977, he married Mirsia Xu Duncan. ^[1] Also in 1977, he began farming in Thekama, Nebraska. ^[2] His father bought an estate of $ 300,000 and forced him to rent this estate. ^[3] He is currently breeding 1.6 km² of farming in Nebraska. He later married Devon Morse, and they have a son, Howard Warren Buffett. Buffett currently resides in Decatur , Illinois and operates a 5 km² family farm in Central Illinois. He is the protector of the Zero Tillage System . ^[2]

Buffett served as Douglas County Nebraska District Commissioner from 1989 to 1992, Vice President of the Corporation, Assistant Chair and Director of Archer Daniels Midland from 1992 to 1995, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of GSI Group from 1996 to 2001. He became director of Lindsay Manufacturing in 1995 and served as Chairman from 2002 to 2010, ^{[4] [5] [6]}

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Howard Buffett has been Director of Coca-Cola since December 9, 2010.

Buffett has written more than a dozen books on the protection of natural resources, wildlife, the state of humanity, and has written articles and opinions on the pages of the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post . In 1996, Harvard University published his thesis, Partnership in Biodiversity and Highly Productive Agricultural Production . In 2011, Howard Buffett made an unexpected surprise for Harvard by arriving at the Harvard Foundation's "Performer of the Year" Award Shakira ^[7]

In 2000, Buffett co-authored with Colin Mead a book of photographs, "Pictures of the Wild," an information source for wildlife travelers in North America and Africa. ^[8]

In 2001, he wrote, “On the Edge: Earth Compensation , which was dedicated to protecting the biodiversity of the earth, individuals and range. Former Senator Paul Simon is the author of the preface. ^[8]

In 2002, Buffett published The Tapestry of Life, a collection of portraits photographed in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, India and other countries with extreme poverty and want. ^[8] The author of the introduction is Tom Brockaw. Also in 2002, he wrote the book “Caring for Our World,” which teaches children about ecology. ^[8]

In 2003, he wrote "Spots Right Before Your Eyes," co-authored with Anne van Duc. The preface is by Goodall, Jane . The stain right in front of your eyes is a story and facts about a cheetah. ^[8]

In 2005, he published The Kingdom at Risk: A Mountain Gorilla Story , providing information on the mountain gorilla's habitat and the challenges they face. ^[8]

In 2009, he wrote "The State of Humanity is Fragile," with the support of the Missions of the National Geographic Society . The preface was by Shakira . "The condition of mankind is fragile" is documentary information on the life stories of 65 countries. ^[9]

Buffett, along with Shakira and Carlos Slim, participated in a two hundred millionth charity project for poor children. Buffett works or worked at the Council of the National Geographic Society, the National Council of the World Wide Fund for Nature , the Puma Foundation, the Advisory Committee of the American Crane Trust on the Platte River, Ecotrest, the Nebraska and Illinois Environmental Protection Offices, the Wildlife and Wildlife Trust, and Africa Fund. Buffett founded the Environmental Trust, a South American nonprofit trust that protects the cheetah, the International Cheetah Defense Fund, and the Puma Foundation. In October 2007, he received the title of Ambassador Against Hunger from the UN World Food Program. ^[10] In March 2010, Buffett became a member of the East Congo Initiative, founded by Ben Affleck . “I joined Ben because I strongly believe in investing in a sustainable solution to problems in response to the challenges that humanity is facing,” he said. ^[eleven]

Howard Buffett Foundation

As president of the Howard Buffett Foundation, Buffett traveled to over 95 countries to document biodiversity and provide the necessary resources to support human needs. The Howard Buffett Foundation supports projects in agriculture, healthy nutrition, water, natural resources, charity, in particular for those serving sentences or the elderly. The fund's budget is mainly focused on countries in Africa and Central America. ^[12] In 2007, the Fund launched the Global Water Initiative , with several other organizations, to educate people about the declining amounts of drinking and clean water in poor parts of the world. ^[13]

Buffett received the Order of the Aztec Eagle , the highest honor that the Mexican government can give to a foreign citizen, an honorary doctorate in philosophy from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln ^[14] and was also recognized by the Inter-American Institute for Agricultural Cooperation as an outstanding personality in this field. .

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