Robert Halsey Pelletreau Jr. (born July 9, 1935) is an American former diplomat who was United States Ambassador to Bahrain (1979–1980), Tunisia (1987–1991), and Egypt (1991–1993), as well as the former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.[1] He currently sits on the U.S. Advisory Council of the Israel Policy Forum. He is also a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Council on Foreign Relations.
Robert Pelletreau | |
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| 17th Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs | |
| In office February 18, 1994–January 24, 1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Edward Djerejian |
| Succeeded by | Martin Indyk |
| United States Ambassador to Egypt | |
| In office September 12, 1991–December 11, 1993 | |
| President | George Herbert Walker Bush |
| Preceded by | Frank G. Wisner |
| Succeeded by | Edward S. Walker, Jr. |
| United States Ambassador to Tunisia | |
| In office July 1, 1987–May 11, 1991 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Peter Sebastian |
| Succeeded by | John Thomas McCarthy |
| United States Ambassador to Bahrain | |
| In office March 10, 1979–April 3, 1980 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Wat T. Cluverius IV |
| Succeeded by | Peter A. Sutherland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 9, 1935 Patchogue, New York |
| Spouse | Pamela Day Pelletreau |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Yale University (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
Early years
editRobert H. Pelletreau was born July 9, 1935, in Patchogue, New York. After graduating from Yale University (B.A., 1957), he served in the United States Navy Reserve from 1957 to 1958. Later he attended Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1961).
Career
editAmbassador Robert H. Pelletreau entered the Foreign Service in 1962. From 1973 to 1975 Ambassador Pelletreau was a Political Officer in Algiers, Algeria; and served in several capacities in Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania and Morocco. He became Deputy Chief of Mission in Damascus, Syria in 1975. He remained in that position until 1978. A year later he became the Ambassador to the State of Bahrain until 1980. He became the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Near East and South Asia at the Pentagon, 1980–1981. He was Country Director for Arabian Peninsula Affairs at the Department of State, 1981–1982, and from 1983–1985 the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs at the Department of State. He appeared before the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on September 26, 1983, addressing Major U.S. Interests in the Middle East.[2] He was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense from 1985–1987. Afterwards, he was Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia from 1987 to 1991. Prior to his most recent position, Ambassador Pelletreau had served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Arab Republic of Egypt on July 31, 1991. Mr. Pelletreau, Jr. was sworn in as Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs on February 18, 1994.[3]
Family
editPelletreau is married and has three children.[4]
References
edit- ^ "ROBERT H. PELLETREAU, JR". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ^ Major U.S. interests in the Middle East : September 26, 1983. Current policy ;no. 515. US Department of State. 1983. hdl:2027/umn.31951d008229320.
- ^ Killgore, Andrew I. (January 1989). "Personality: Ambassador Robert H. Pelletreau, Jr". American Educational Trust. p. 12. Archived from the original on May 10, 2006.
- ^ Rosenthal, Andrew (December 15, 1988). "Robert Pelletreau: Longtime Mideast Figure". New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
