Jay Pierrepont "Peter" Moffat Jr. (January 17, 1932 – October 23, 2020)[1] was an American diplomat. He served as the United States Ambassador to Chad from 1983 to 1985. He was the first ambassador to the newly reopened U.S. Embassy in N'Djamena. He was a member of the Butler-Belmont family.[2][3]
Jay (also known as Peter)[4] Moffat was born in 1932. His father was the United States Ambassador to Canada, Jay Pierrepont Moffat and his grandfather was the United States Ambassador to Japan, Joseph Clark Grew who tried hard to avert the pacific stage of the World War II. He was also the grandnephew of Seth Low Pierrepont (member of Connecticut House of Representatives, 1921 to 1927) and nephew of Abbot Low Moffat (member of New York State Assembly from the New York County 15th District, 1929 to 1943). On December 28, 1953, Moffat married Pamela Mary Dawson.[5] He graduated from Harvard University with an A.B. in 1953. Moffat served in the United States Army from 1953 to 1956. In 1956 he entered the U.S Foreign Service as intelligence research officer in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. He was consular officer in Kobe and Osaka, Japan, from 1958 to 1960, and political officer in Paris, France, from 1961 to 1965. In the State Department, he served as officer in charge of Benelux affairs at the Bureau of European Affairs from 1965 to 1968, and staff assistant to the Secretary of State from 1968 to 1969. He was a political officer in Bern, Switzerland, from 1969 to 1970, and Deputy Chief of Mission in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from 1971 to 1974. In 1974, he attended the NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy. From 1974 to 1976 he was Deputy Executive Secretary in the State Department. He was Deputy Chief of Mission in Rabat, Morocco, from 1976 to 1980 and attended the Executive Seminar in National and International Affairs at the Foreign Service Institute from 1980 to 1981.
He was chargé d'affaires in N'Djamena, Chad, beginning in March 1982, taking over duties from John Blane, who had reopened the embassy that January.[6] On April 28, 1983, he was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to be the United States Ambassador to Chad. He was promoted from chargé and confirmed on May 27, 1983. He left that post on July 23, 1985. He was, in turn, succeeded as Ambassador by his predecessor as chargé, John Blane.
He was a lineal descendant of Benjamin Franklin and John Jay, first US Chief Justice and negotiator of the Treaty of Paris, which formally ended the Revolutionary War and recognized the United States as a sovereign nation.
pierrepont, moffat, pierrepont, peter, moffat, january, 1932, october, 2020, american, diplomat, served, united, states, ambassador, chad, from, 1983, 1985, first, ambassador, newly, reopened, embassy, djamena, member, butler, belmont, family, 12th, united, st. Jay Pierrepont Peter Moffat Jr January 17 1932 October 23 2020 1 was an American diplomat He served as the United States Ambassador to Chad from 1983 to 1985 He was the first ambassador to the newly reopened U S Embassy in N Djamena He was a member of the Butler Belmont family 2 3 Jay Pierrepont Moffat Jr 12th United States Ambassador to ChadIn office May 27 1983 July 23 1985PresidentRonald ReaganPreceded byDonald R NorlandSucceeded byJohn BlanePersonal detailsBorn 1932 01 17 January 17 1932New York City New YorkDiedOctober 23 2020 2020 10 23 aged 88 SpousePamela Mary DawsonProfessionDiplomatMilitary serviceBranch serviceUnited States ArmyYears of service1953 1956 Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editJay also known as Peter 4 Moffat was born in 1932 His father was the United States Ambassador to Canada Jay Pierrepont Moffat and his grandfather was the United States Ambassador to Japan Joseph Clark Grew who tried hard to avert the pacific stage of the World War II He was also the grandnephew of Seth Low Pierrepont member of Connecticut House of Representatives 1921 to 1927 and nephew of Abbot Low Moffat member of New York State Assembly from the New York County 15th District 1929 to 1943 On December 28 1953 Moffat married Pamela Mary Dawson 5 He graduated from Harvard University with an A B in 1953 Moffat served in the United States Army from 1953 to 1956 In 1956 he entered the U S Foreign Service as intelligence research officer in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research He was consular officer in Kobe and Osaka Japan from 1958 to 1960 and political officer in Paris France from 1961 to 1965 In the State Department he served as officer in charge of Benelux affairs at the Bureau of European Affairs from 1965 to 1968 and staff assistant to the Secretary of State from 1968 to 1969 He was a political officer in Bern Switzerland from 1969 to 1970 and Deputy Chief of Mission in Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago from 1971 to 1974 In 1974 he attended the NATO Defense College in Rome Italy From 1974 to 1976 he was Deputy Executive Secretary in the State Department He was Deputy Chief of Mission in Rabat Morocco from 1976 to 1980 and attended the Executive Seminar in National and International Affairs at the Foreign Service Institute from 1980 to 1981 He was charge d affaires in N Djamena Chad beginning in March 1982 taking over duties from John Blane who had reopened the embassy that January 6 On April 28 1983 he was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to be the United States Ambassador to Chad He was promoted from charge and confirmed on May 27 1983 He left that post on July 23 1985 He was in turn succeeded as Ambassador by his predecessor as charge John Blane He was a lineal descendant of Benjamin Franklin and John Jay first US Chief Justice and negotiator of the Treaty of Paris which formally ended the Revolutionary War and recognized the United States as a sovereign nation Moffat s foreign languages were French German and Russian See also editButler Belmont familyReferences edit Jay P Peter Moffatt Jr The Foreign Service Journal 98 4 May 2021 Jay P Moffat People Department History Office of the Historian History state gov Retrieved 2017 07 19 The Political Graveyard Butler Straus Belmont Pickens family of New York Archived from the original on 2011 12 19 Retrieved 2011 12 11 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2016 04 03 Retrieved 2016 03 27 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Kestenbaum Lawrence The Political Graveyard Index to Politicians Moffat to Momsen Politicalgraveyard com Retrieved 2017 07 19 Ronald Reagan Nomination of Jay P Moffat To Be United States Ambassador to Chad Presidency ucsb edu Retrieved 2017 07 19 External links editUnited States Department of State Chiefs of Mission for Chad United States Department of State Chad United States Embassy in N DjamenaDiplomatic postsPreceded byembassy reopened United States Ambassador to Chad1983 1985 Succeeded byJohn Blane nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from U S Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets United States Department of State Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jay Pierrepont Moffat Jr amp oldid 1168640110, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
