Adolf A. Berle and in the expansion of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1944. After the war, Berle served as Ambassador to Brazil from 1945 to 1946. In October 1945, two days after the deposition of president Getulio Vargas, Berle pledged for the freedom of the Brazilian communists who were being incarcerated by the government since the beginning of the month. He then returned to his academic career at Columbia. Berle was a founding member of the New York State Liberal Party, a breakaway faction of the American Labor Party,
Ricky Vargas to run to avoid being cited in contempt by court despite the election head's view that the two are ineligible. Vargas secured a 24–15 victory over Cojuangco for the post of POC President ending the latter's long tenure. Vargas officially began his term on March 5, 2018 when he took his oath before Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in the Malacañang Palace. The first board meeting under Vargas' tenure was held the day after where his predecessor turned over the POC flag to Vargas. He is the grandson of Jorge B. Vargas, who served as president of POC's predecessor, Philippine Amateur