Thomas R. Pickering
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Thomas Reeve "Tom" Pickering (born November 5, 1931) is a retired United States ambassador. Among his many diplomatic appointments, he served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 1989 to 1992.
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17th Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs | |
In office May 27, 1997 – December 31, 2000 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Peter Tarnoff |
Succeeded by | Marc Grossman |
United States Ambassador to Russia | |
In office May 12, 1993 – November 1, 1996 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Robert S. Strauss |
Succeeded by | James F. Collins |
United States Ambassador to India | |
In office April 6, 1992 – March 23, 1993 | |
President | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | William Clark |
Succeeded by | Frank G. Wisner |
18th United States Ambassador to the United Nations | |
In office March 20, 1989 – May 7, 1992 | |
President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Vernon A. Walters |
Succeeded by | Edward J. Perkins |
United States Ambassador to Israel | |
In office August 6, 1985 – December 28, 1988 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Samuel W. Lewis |
Succeeded by | William Andreas Brown |
United States Ambassador to El Salvador | |
In office September 5, 1983 – June 7, 1985 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Deane R. Hinton |
Succeeded by | Edwin G. Corr |
United States Ambassador to Nigeria | |
In office November 30, 1981 – July 9, 1983 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Stephen Low |
Succeeded by | Thomas W. M. Smith |
4th Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs | |
In office October 10, 1978 – February 24, 1981 | |
President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Patsy Mink |
Succeeded by | James Malone |
United States Ambassador to Jordan | |
In office March 2, 1974 – July 13, 1978 | |
President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | L. Dean Brown |
Succeeded by | Nicholas A. Veliotes |
5th Executive Secretary of the Department of State | |
In office July 30, 1973 – January 31, 1974 | |
President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Theodore L. Eliot Jr. |
Succeeded by | George Springsteen |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Reeve Pickering (1931-11-05) November 5, 1931 (age 92) Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
Spouse |
Alice Stover
(m. 1955; died 2011) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Bowdoin College (BA) Tufts University (MA) University of Melbourne (MA) |
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