Richard J. Bloomfield

Richard Joseph Bloomfield (August 27, 1927 – November 22, 2011) was a career Foreign Service Officer who served as United States Ambassador to Ecuador (1976–1978) and United States Ambassador to Portugal (1978–1982).^[3] After retiring from the US Foreign Service in 1982 he became executive director of the World Peace Foundation (1982–1992).

Richard J. Bloomfield
United States Ambassador to Ecuador
In office April 6, 1976[1] – January 21, 1978[1]
Appointed by	Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Robert C. Brewster
Succeeded by	Raymond E. Gonzalez
United States Ambassador to Portugal
In office February 3, 1978[1] – June 10, 1982[1]
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Frank Carlucci
Succeeded by	H. Allen Holmes
Personal details
Born	(1927-08-27)August 27, 1927
Died	November 22, 2011(2011-11-22) (aged 84)
Alma mater	Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Harvard Kennedy School[2]

Career

After graduating from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in 1950 and serving in the US Air Force, Bloomfield joined the US Foreign Service in 1952.^[4] As well as various postings in Latin America he was Director of the Office of Policy Planning and Coordination at the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs (1973 - 1976),^[4] before being appointed United States Ambassador to Ecuador (1976 - 1978) and United States Ambassador to Portugal (1978 - 1982).^[5]

After retiring from the US Foreign Service in 1982 Bloomfield became executive director of the World Peace Foundation (1982 - 1992), before becoming a senior visiting fellow at Brown University.^[5]

References

1. history.state.gov, Richard Joseph Bloomfield (1927-2011)
2. "Richard J. Bloomfield, 84, retired US ambassador - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
3. "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR RICHARD BLOOMFIELD" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 6 May 1988. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
4. presidency.ucsb.edu, 22 December 1977, United States Ambassador to Portugal Nomination of Richard J. Bloomfield.
5. Boston Globe, 14 December 2011, Richard J. Bloomfield, 84, retired US ambassador

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Robert C. Brewster	United States Ambassador to Ecuador 1976–1978	Succeeded by Raymond E. Gonzalez
Preceded by Frank C. Carlucci	United States Ambassador to Portugal 1978–1982	Succeeded by Henry Allen Holmes