Leonard S. Unger
Leonard Seidman Unger (December 17, 1917 – June 3, 2010) was a diplomat and United States Ambassador to Laos (1962–64), Thailand (1967–73), and was the last US ambassador to the Republic of China on Taiwan (1974–79).[1]
Leonard S. Unger | |
|---|---|
| 10th United States Ambassador to the Republic of China | |
| In office May 25, 1974 – January 19, 1979 | |
| President | Richard M. Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Walter P. McConaughy |
| Succeeded by | William Andreas Brown (Chief of mission) |
| 8th United States Ambassador to Thailand | |
| In office October 4, 1967 – November 19, 1973 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson Richard M. Nixon |
| Preceded by | Graham A. Martin |
| Succeeded by | William R. Kintner |
| 6th United States Ambassador to Laos | |
| In office July 25, 1962 – December 1, 1964 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Winthrop G. Brown |
| Succeeded by | William H. Sullivan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leonard Seidman Unger December 17, 1917 San Diego, California |
| Died | June 3, 2010 (aged 92) Sebastopol, California |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Personal life edit
Unger was born in San Diego, California and graduated from Harvard College with a Bachelor of Arts in 1939.[2] He was the co-author of The Trieste negotiations and co-editor of Laos : beyond the revolution. After retiring from the foreign service, he taught at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.[3] He died on June 3, 2010, in Sebastopol, California.[4]
Diplomacy career edit
Unger was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Council on Foreign Relations. He was also the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs in the Johnson administration.[5] and the head of the Interdepartmental Vietnam Coordinating Committee, a committee set up by President Johnson to explore various 'use of force' options in the period before United States involvement in the Vietnam war escalated.[6][7] Prior to his involvement in South-East and East Asia, Unger was the United States Political Advisor to the Free Territory of Trieste.[8]
References edit
- ^ "U. S. Envoy in Taiwan Defends Policy on Peking". The New York Times. June 23, 1974.
- ^ "Dr. Conant Twits Alumni 'Wailers'; A Couple Of Old Classmates Get Together". The New York Times. June 22, 1939.
- ^ Roosa, John (Winter 1985). "Tufts University: Students Counter Spies". The National Reporter. CIA at Tufts University. Archived from the original on 2002-11-13. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ "State Magazine". U.S. Department of State. December 2010 – via Scribd.
- ^ "Raids Will Go on, Rusk Reasserts; Shift by Reds Could Bring Halt, He Says in Detroit". The New York Times. April 20, 1965.
- ^ "Ex-Envoy to Laos Named To Special Vietnam Panel". The New York Times. January 9, 1965. from the original on Apr 12, 2022.
- ^ Helsing, Jeffrey W. (2000). Johnson's war/Johnson's great society: the guns and butter trap. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 24.
- ^ "THE-CONSULATE-OF-THE-UNITED-STATES-OF-AMERICA-IN-TRIESTE". docstoc.com. Retrieved August 1, 2011.[dead link]