Robert H. Pelletreau
Robert H. Pelletreau, Jr. "was sworn in as Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs on February 18, 1994. Prior to his most recent position, Ambassador Pelletreau had served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Arab Republic of Egypt from July 31, 1991.
"Before that, he was Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia from 1987-1991. He was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense from 1985-1987. He was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs at the Department of State from 1983-1985; Country Director for Arabian Peninsula Affairs at the Department of State, 1981- 1982; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Near East and South Asia at the Pentagon, 1980-1981. In addition, he was Ambassador to the State of Bahrain, 1979-1980; and Deputy Chief of Mission in Damascus, Syria, 1975-1978. Ambassador Pelletreau was a Political Officer in Algiers, Algeria, 1973-1975; and served in several capacities in Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania and Morocco. Ambassador Pelletreau entered the Foreign Service in 1962.
"Ambassador Pelletreau graduated from Yale University (B.A., 1957) and Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1961). He was born July 9,1935 in Patchogue, New York. He served in the United States Navy Reserve from 1957- 1958. He is married and has three children." [1][1]
"His wife, Pamela Day Pelletreau, holds a Ph.D. in political science from George Washington University in Washington, DC." [2]
- Board of Governors, Middle East Institute
- Director, AMIDEAST
- Director, Soliya [3]
- Advisory Board, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies [4]
- Advisory Council, American Iranian Council [5]
- Advisory Board, Egypt's International Economic Forum [6]
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References
- ↑ Robert H. Pelletreau, US Department of State, accessed July 28, 2007.
- ↑ Andrew I. Killgore, "Ambassador Robert H. Pelletreau, Jr.", Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, January 1989, Page 12.
- ↑ Board, Soliya, accessed February 4, 2011.
- ↑ Board of Advisors, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, accessed February 10, 2011.
- ↑ Advisory Council, American Iranian Council, accessed November 28, 2007.
- ↑ Advisory Board, Egypt's International Economic Forum, accessed February 10, 2011.
