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Mr. Robert Kohorst, the new US Ambassador in Croatia, visited
our Dubrovnik campus
On February 22, the Dubrovnik campus of RIT Croatia had the
pleasure of hosting Mr. Robert Kohorst, the new US Ambassador in Croatia.
Ambassador Kohorst took up this position on January 10, 2018 and this is his
first visit to Dubrovnik since his official arrival to Croatia.
Mr. Kohorst was welcomed by our president and dean, Mr. Don
Hudspeth, who acquainted the Ambassador with the work and development path of
RIT Croatia in the past 20 years. Ambassador Kohorst also visited students of
the Hospitality Entrepreneurship in Global Economies class, taught by professor
Kevin Walker. He talked to the students about his professional development and
his experience in the field of entrepreneurship. Ambassador Kohorst pointed out
the importance of having the courage to take risks when it comes to making
business decisions, but he also emphasized that failures should be accepted as
they are an excellent learning opportunity for the future. He concluded with
the message about the importance of determining priorities in life and acting
for the benefit of set priorities. However, priorities change throughout lifetime
which requires us to reevaluate and alter them along our life path.
We are very thankful for Mr. Kohorst’s visit and his encouraging
messages for our students, and hope to see him at our Zagreb campus in the near
future.
Ambassador Kohorst was
President and founder of Everest Properties in Pasadena, California since 1991
and is a prominent American businessman with an expertise in law, real estate
and finance. In addition to his expertise in real estate, Mr. Kohorst is known
for his business acumen, management skills and broad experience in
finance. He has been recognized for his
contributions to public service organizations and education as Director and
past Chairman of the Young Presidents’ Organization (San Gabriel Valley
Chapter), Regent of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California,
Trustee of La Salle High School in Pasadena, California and Director and past
President of the San Gabriel Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America (Source: https://hr.usembassy.gov/embassy/zagreb/ambassador/?_ga=2.32049406.1745457066.1519290992-513790222.1519290992)
