Weizmann House decoration over that of Mendelsohn. The house now displays the art and objects that the Weizmanns had collected. The design of the house was met with praise early on. One guest, the niece of Arthur Balfour described it as "a modern, aristocratic house, in harmony with its surroundings, well suited to its purpose, fully expressing the soul of its owners, and, like them, a national treasure." Beginning in 1949 until Chaim Weizmann's death three years later, the years Weizmann served as President of Israel, the house functioned as the official residence of the President. The house was adapted into a
Howard Weizmann as Senior Vice President for European Business Operations and Human Resources for Digex, Inc. Prior to his tenure at Digex, Weizmann was the Managing Consultant of Watson Wyatt's (a human resource consulting firm which is today, Towers Watson) Washington, Richmond and Philadelphia offices. Weizmann also served as a Vice President of Aetna Life Insurance. From 1988 until 1992 Weizmann was the Executive Director of the American Benefits Council, a trade association which actively supports the employer-sponsored pension and health systems. Weizmann was also a lawyer and executive with Sun Company (Sunoco) during the 1980s and spent several years as an