Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: los angeles , california , united states - president: george w. bush - successor: james culbertson - death date: march 17 , 2008 -lrb- aged 68 -rrb- - predecessor: clifford sobel - spouse: dawn -rrb- l. arnall -lrb- m. 2000-2008 ; his death - country: the netherlands - term end: march 7 , 2008 - term start: march 8 , 2006 - birth date: march 29 , 1939 - name: roland e. arnall - nationality: united states - image: rolandarnall.jpg - birth place: paris , france - ambassador from: united states Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of roland arnall .
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roland e. arnall -lrb- march 29 , 1939 -- march 17 , 2008 -rrb- was an american businessman and diplomat .as the owner of acc capital holdings , he became a billionaire with ameriquest mortgage .he was co-founder of the simon wiesenthal center , and from 2006 until shortly before his death he was the united states ambassador to the netherlands .