Family Foundation, led by wife Barbara Sobel, a Bush 2000 Pioneer and a 2004 Ranger, gave $81,000 to GOP federal candidates and parties in the 2004 elections. Think tanks He was on the board of the Lexington Institute. Prior to this he served as chairman of the board of overseers of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution. Personal life Ambassador Sobel and his wife, Barbara, have three children: Scott, Jon and Julie and ten grandchildren. His hobbies include skiing, biking, golf, tennis and art. Honors and awards In 1999, Sobel was awarded an honorary degree from Kean University in New Jersey. References External links Profile of Clifford Sobel, Americas Society/Council of the Americas joint website Valor Capital Group website Presidential Nomination: Clifford Michael Sobel 1949 births Living people Naval Postgraduate School Board of Visitors Ambassadors of the United States to the Netherlands New York University Stern School of Business alumni 20th-century American Jews Ambassadors of the United States to Brazil New Jersey Republicans People from Millburn, New Jersey 21st-century American Jews