Theodore L. Eliot Jr.
American diplomat (1928–2019)
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9th Inspector General of the Department of State | |
In office July 5, 1978 – October 16, 1978 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Robert M. Sayre |
Succeeded by | Robert C. Brewster |
12th United States Ambassador to Afghanistan | |
In office November 21, 1973 – June 14, 1978 | |
President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Robert G. Neumann |
Succeeded by | Adolph Dubs |
4th Executive Secretary of the Department of State | |
In office August 10, 1969 – September 26, 1973 | |
President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Benjamin H. Read |
Succeeded by | Thomas R. Pickering |
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Born | Theodore Lyman Eliot Jr. (1928-01-24)January 24, 1928 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | August 8, 2019(2019-08-08) (aged 91) Sonoma, California, U.S. |
Education | Harvard University (BA, MPA) |
Theodore Lyman Eliot Jr. (January 24, 1928 – August 8, 2019)[1][2] was an American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan from 1973 to 1978. He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Boston's Eliot family.
Eliot graduated from Harvard College in 1948 and received a Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School in 1956. He also served as Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University[3] and as Secretary General for the United States of the Bilderberg Meetings from 1981 to October 1993.[4]
References
- ^ Who's who in the South and Southwest. New Providence, New Jersey: Marquis Who's Who. 1973. p. 212. ISBN 0837908132.
- ^ Lorna Sheridan, "Sonoma Valley conservationist Ted Eliot dies at 91", Sonoma Index-Tribune, August 9, 2019; Retrieved August 9, 2019
- ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR THEODORE L. ELIOT, JR" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 24 April 1992. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Bilderberg Meetings Steering Committee Members".
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Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Afghanistan 1973–1978 | Succeeded by |
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