As a correspondent for ABC, Scali became an intermediary during the Cuban Missile Crisis and later a part of the Nixon Administration. Scali gained fame after it became known in 1964 that in October 1962, a year after he joined ABC News, he had carried a critical message from KGB Colonel Aleksandr Fomin (the cover name for Alexander Feklisov) to U.S. officials. He left ABC in 1971 to serve as a foreign affairs adviser to President Nixon, becoming U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in 1973. Scali re-joined ABC in 1975 where he worked until retiring in 1993.
Scali was contacted by Soviet embassy official (and KGB Station Chief) Fomin about a proposed settlement to the crisis, and subsequently he acted as a contact between Fomin and the Executive Committee. However, it was without government direction that Scali responded to new Soviet conditions with a warning that a U.S. invasion was only hours away, prompting the Soviets to settle the crisis quickly.
john, scali, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2021, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources John A Scali news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message John Alfred Scali April 27 1918 October 9 1995 1 was the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1973 to 1975 2 From 1961 he was also a long time correspondent for ABC News John A Scali11th United States Ambassador to the United NationsIn office February 20 1973 June 29 1975PresidentRichard NixonGerald FordPreceded byGeorge H W BushSucceeded byDaniel Patrick MoynihanPersonal detailsBornJohn Alfred Scali 1918 04 27 April 27 1918Canton Ohio U S DiedOctober 9 1995 1995 10 09 aged 77 Washington D C U S Spouse s Helen Glock 1946 1973 Denise St Germain 1973 1995 EducationBoston University BA As a correspondent for ABC Scali became an intermediary during the Cuban Missile Crisis and later a part of the Nixon Administration Scali gained fame after it became known in 1964 that in October 1962 a year after he joined ABC News he had carried a critical message from KGB Colonel Aleksandr Fomin the cover name for Alexander Feklisov to U S officials He left ABC in 1971 to serve as a foreign affairs adviser to President Nixon becoming U S Ambassador to the United Nations in 1973 Scali re joined ABC in 1975 where he worked until retiring in 1993 Scali was contacted by Soviet embassy official and KGB Station Chief Fomin about a proposed settlement to the crisis and subsequently he acted as a contact between Fomin and the Executive Committee However it was without government direction that Scali responded to new Soviet conditions with a warning that a U S invasion was only hours away prompting the Soviets to settle the crisis quickly References edit J Y Smith October 10 1995 JOHN SCALI DIES The Washington Post War and Peace in the Nuclear Age At The Brink Interview with John Scali 1986 Openvault wgbh org retrieved 2021 08 06External links edit nbsp Works related to Author John Alfred Scali at Wikisource Arlington National Cemetery biography Appearances on C SPAN Diplomatic posts Preceded byGeorge H W Bush United States Ambassador to the United Nations1973 1975 Succeeded byDaniel Patrick Moynihan nbsp nbsp This American diplomat related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This United Nations related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John A Scali amp oldid 1212516362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
