Ronald I. Spiers
American diplomat (1925–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the US World War II Soldier, who was portrayed in Band of Brothers, see Ronald Speirs.
Ronald Ian "Ron" Spiers (July 9, 1925 – June 24, 2021) was an American diplomat who served as an Ambassador to several countries during the 1970s and 1980s.
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Ronald I. Spiers | |
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United States Ambassador to the Bahamas | |
In office September 7, 1973 – September 2, 1974 | |
President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Moncrieff J. Spear |
Succeeded by | Seymour Weiss |
United States Ambassador to Turkey | |
In office May 26, 1977 – January 11, 1980 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | William B. Macomber, Jr. |
Succeeded by | James W. Spain |
United States Ambassador to Pakistan | |
In office 1981–1983 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Arthur W. Hummel, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Deane Roesch Hinton |
8th Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research | |
In office January 28, 1980 – October 4, 1981 | |
Preceded by | William G. Bowdler |
Succeeded by | Hugh Montgomery |
6th Under Secretary of State for Management | |
In office November 23, 1983 – May 15, 1989 | |
Preceded by | Jerome W. Van Gorkom |
Succeeded by | Ivan Selin |
1st Director of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs | |
In office September 18, 1969 – August 2, 1973 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Seymour Weiss |
Personal details | |
Born | (1925-07-09)July 9, 1925 Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | June 24, 2021(2021-06-24) (aged 95) Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Spouse | Patience Baker |
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