Raymond G. H. Seitz
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Raymond George Hardenbergh Seitz (born December 8, 1940)[1] is a former career diplomat and U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 8, 1940. He is the son of United States Army Major General John F. R. Seitz (d. 1978) and Helen (Hardenbergh) Seitz (d. 1953).
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Raymond Seitz | |
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United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
In office June 25, 1991 – May 10, 1994 | |
President | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Henry E. Catto Jr. |
Succeeded by | William J. Crowe |
Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Canada | |
In office August 8, 1989 – April 30, 1991 | |
President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Rozanne L. Ridgway |
Succeeded by | Thomas Niles |
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Born | (1940-12-08) December 8, 1940 (age 83) Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (now State of Hawaii) |
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Alma mater | Yale University (BA) |
Profession | Diplomat |
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He graduated from Yale University in 1963 with a BA in history, following which he spent two years teaching in Dallas, Texas. He joined the US Foreign Service in 1966. He was the first career diplomat in modern history to be made Ambassador to the UK – the post is usually given to a political appointee.