The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has appointed Eduardo Rabassa, managing partner of Amrop Seeliger y Conde, as a commissioner of the museum. He will serve for a four-year term and will be working with the governance and nominating committee and the strategic planning and finance committee.

The National Portrait Gallery commission was established in 1962 as an advisory board for the museum. Currently, 20 commissioners meet biannually to promote and strengthen the museum’s mission to collect portraits of people who have had significant impact on the history, development and culture of the people of the United States.

“I am delighted to announce the appointment of Eduardo Rabassa to the Portrait Gallery commission,” said Kin Sajet, director of the museum. “His background fits perfectly with the museum’s mission to tell the diverse story of America through portraits of people who have made and are making this country.”

Rabassa is managing partner at Amrop Seeliger y Conde. He began his career as merchandising manager at Panasonic Sales Spain. In 1992, he was appointed south Europe marketing director at Grundig AG. After three years, he became Latin America and business development VP at Agrolimen. Afterward, he held a position as casinos general manager at Compañía Internacional de Recreativos S.A. Gaming Corp. His most recent position was as U.S. managing director for Renta Corp. Rabassa currently serves on the boards of the Miami Symphony Orchestra, Thinking Heads, Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Altair Management and Global Healthcare. He holds a degree in marketing and journalism from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

National Portrait Gallery

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tells the multifaceted story of America through the individuals who have shaped its culture. Through the visual arts, performing arts and new media, the Portrait Gallery portrays poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives tell the American story.

The National Portrait Gallery is part of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American

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