Sara Bronfman
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| Born | 1976 (age 40–41) |
| Residence | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Philanthropy, Humanitarianism, Human rights activism |
| Spouse(s) | Basit Igtet |
| Children | one daughter |
| Parent(s) |
Edgar Bronfman Sr Rita Webb |
| Relatives | Clare Bronfman (sister) |
Sara Bronfman, humanitarian and human rights activist (born 1976) is the daughter of the billionaire philanthropist and former Seagram chairman, Edgar Bronfman Sr.
Her father, Jewish Canadian billionaire Edgar Bronfman, Sr. met her mother Rita Webb, the daughter of an English pub owner from Essex, England, in Marbella, Spain. She married him in 1975, two years after his divorce from his first wife, the investment-banking heiress Ann Loeb. Webb gave birth to Sara the following year and had Clare two and a half years later.
Shortly after Clare's birth, Georgiana asked Edgar for a divorce. After Edgar married again in 1980 and was again divorced, the girls would visit their father, at his estates outside Charlottesville, Virginia, and in Westchester County, his home in Sun Valley, and an apartment on Fifth Avenue. But their lives were centered in England and in Kenya, with their mother.
Sara Bronfman first became involved in aiding Libya after traveling as a delegate with the The Independent Libya Foundation (ILF) in November 2011, during the Arab Spring and after the death of Muammar Gaddafi. The delegation was headed by ILF president and founder Basit Iglet and consisted of multiple humanitarian experts, including Adam Hock and Joseph Hagin. They toured Post-Gaddafi Libya and presented their "multi-phase re-integration program," which was accepted by the local authorities of Benghazi, who were appointed by the Libyan National Transitional Council.
She has been involved with the U.S.-Libya Chamber of Commerce since its founding in November 2011 with the purpose of developing viable economic links between American and Libyan enterprises. The USLCC announced that Sara (who was a current member on the board) would be the new president after the conclusion of a vote conducted by the organizations board members on February 20, 2012. The announcement occurred after Adam Hock resigned as president and board member of the USLCC to peruse private ventures within the country. In a press release Sara stated "as I am able to devote my efforts to the development of the Chamber to support bilateral trade between Libya and the United States, it is a privilege to take on this significant role as the President of the US-Libya Chamber of Commerce." In an interview with the National Journal, Bronfman stated that the situation in Libya provides an opportunity for the State Department to change their tactics, and "rather than enforcing our ways on them, we need to understand their ways, learn from them and discover which of our country’s many strengths we can (use to) best support them."
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