Harry W. Shlaudeman
Harry W. Shlaudeman | |
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![]() 1984 | |
United States Ambassador to Venezuela | |
In office May 9, 1975 – May 14, 1976 | |
President | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Robert McClintock |
Succeeded by | Viron P. Vaky |
Assistant Secretaries of State for Inter-American Affairs | |
In office July 22, 1976 – March 14, 1977 | |
President | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | William D. Rogers |
Succeeded by | Terence Todman |
United States Ambassador to Peru | |
In office June 28, 1977 – October 20, 1980 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Robert W. Dean |
Succeeded by | Edwin Gharst Corr |
United States Ambassador to Argentina | |
In office October 2, 1980 – August 26, 1983 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Raul Hector Castro |
Succeeded by | Frank V. Ortiz, Jr. |
United States Ambassador to Brazil | |
In office August 5, 1986 – May 14, 1989 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Diego C. Asencio |
Succeeded by | Richard Huntington Melton |
United States Ambassador to Nicaragua | |
In office June 21, 1990 – March 14, 1992 | |
President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Richard Huntington Melton |
Succeeded by | John Francis Maisto |
Personal details | |
Born |
Los Angeles, California | May 17, 1926
Nationality | American |
Profession | Diplomat |
Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom |
Harry Walter Shlaudeman (born 17 May 1926) was a United States diplomat.
Biography
Shlaudeman was born in Los Angeles on May 17, 1926. During World War II, he served in the United States Marine Corps from 1944 to 1946. After the war, he attended Stanford University, receiving his B.A. in 1952.
Foreign service career
Shlaudeman joined the United States Foreign Service in 1954. As a Foreign Service Officer, he was posted to Barranquilla 1955-56; to Bogotá 1956-58; to Sofia 1959-62; and to Santo Domingo 1962-64. He moved to Washington, D.C. in 1964, becoming the Dominican Republic desk officer in the United States Department of State. In 1965, he became Assistant Director of the State Department's Office of Caribbean Affairs, and also served as an advisor to Ellsworth Bunker, the United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States. From 1967 to 1969, he was Special Assistant to United States Secretary of State Dean Rusk. He returned to the field in 1969 as Deputy Chief of Mission in Santiago, Chile, and then returned to the U.S. in 1973 to become Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs.
President of the United States Gerald Ford nominated Shlaudeman as United States Ambassador to Venezuela and he held this post from May 9, 1975 until May 14, 1976. Ford next nominated Shlaudeman as Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, and he held this office from July 22, 1976 until March 14, 1977. President Jimmy Carter nominated him as United States Ambassador to Peru, holding this post from June 28, 1977 until October 20, 1980. Carter then named him United States Ambassador to Argentina, holding this post from November 4, 1980 until August 26, 1983.
Shlaudeman spent 1983-84 as a member of the National Bipartisan Commission on Central America. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan named Shlaudeman as the President's Special Envoy for Central America. He then served as United States Ambassador to Brazil from August 5, 1986 until May 14, 1989. President George H. W. Bush then nominated him as United States Ambassador to Nicaragua and he served in this post from June 21, 1990 until March 14, 1992. Shlaudeman received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992.
References
Diplomatic posts | ||
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Preceded by Robert McClintock |
United States Ambassador to Venezuela May 9, 1975 – May 14, 1976 |
Succeeded by Viron P. Vaky |
Government offices | ||
Preceded by William D. Rogers |
Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs July 22, 1976 – March 14, 1977 |
Succeeded by Terence Todman |
Diplomatic posts | ||
Preceded by Robert W. Dean |
United States Ambassador to Peru June 28, 1977 – October 20, 1980 |
Succeeded by Edwin G. Corr |
Preceded by Raul Hector Castro |
United States Ambassador to Argentina November 4, 1980 – August 26, 1983 |
Succeeded by Frank V. Ortiz, Jr. |
Preceded by Diego C. Asencio |
United States Ambassador to Brazil August 5, 1986 – May 14, 1989 |
Succeeded by Richard Huntington Melton |
Preceded by Jack Leonard |
United States Ambassador to Nicaragua June 21, 1990 – March 14, 1992 |
Succeeded by John Maisto |