Malcolm Toon
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Malcolm Toon (July 4, 1916 – February 12, 2009)[1] was an American diplomat who served as a Foreign Service Officer in Moscow in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, during the Cold War, ultimately becoming the ambassador to the Soviet Union.
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Malcolm Toon | |
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United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia | |
In office July 31, 1969 – October 11, 1971 | |
President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Jacob D. Beam |
Succeeded by | Albert W. Sherer, Jr. |
United States Ambassador to Yugoslavia | |
In office October 23, 1971 – March 11, 1975 | |
President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | William Leonhart |
Succeeded by | Laurence H. Silberman |
United States Ambassador to Israel | |
In office July 10, 1975 – December 27, 1976 | |
President | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Kenneth B. Keating |
Succeeded by | Samuel W. Lewis |
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union | |
In office January 18, 1977 – October 16, 1979 | |
President | Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Walter John Stoessel Jr. |
Succeeded by | Thomas J. Watson Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | (1916-07-04)July 4, 1916 Troy, New York, U.S. |
Died | February 12, 2009(2009-02-12) (aged 92) Pinehurst, North Carolina, U.S. |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Jane Taylor
(died 1996) |
Children | 3 |
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