'''Melvin Sembler''' served as the Ambassador to Italy 2001 to 2005, appointed by President [[George W. Bush]] in 2001.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Sembler Mel Sembler] in the ''Wikipedia''.</ref>
On October 2008, [[Elizabeth Sembler]], Mel Sembler's daughter-in-law was appointed to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting board by President [[George W. Bush]] and confirmed by the Senate.<ref>[http://www.cpb.org/aboutcpb/leadership/board/sembler.html]Elizabeth Sembler appointed to CPB board October 2008</ref>
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==Profiles==
Sembler had previously served as Ambassador to Australia and Nauru by [[George H.W. Bush]] in 1989. [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/7043.htm] "Sembler served as Finance Chairman for the [[Republican National Committee]] from 1997 to 2000. He also served as Florida's National Committeeman to the Republican National Committee after his election in 1994 until 2000."<ref>[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/7043.htm Biography: Melvin Sembler, Ambassador, Italy Term of Appointment: 11/16/2001 to present,] [[U.S. Department of State]], January 8, 2002.</ref>