Theodore L. Eliot Jr.
Theodore Lyman Eliot Jr. (January 24, 1928 – August 8, 2019)[1][2] was an American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan from 1973 to 1978. He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Boston's Eliot family.
Ted Eliot | |
|---|---|
| Inspector General of the Department of State | |
| In office July 5, 1978 – October 16, 1978 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Brandon Grove (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Robert Brewster |
| United States Ambassador to Afghanistan | |
| In office November 21, 1973 – June 14, 1978 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Robert G. Neumann |
| Succeeded by | Adolph Dubs |
| Executive Secretary of the Department of State | |
| In office August 10, 1969 – September 26, 1973 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Benjamin H. Read |
| Succeeded by | Thomas R. Pickering |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Theodore Lyman Eliot Jr. January 24, 1928 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 2019 (aged 91) Sonoma, California, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, MPA) |
Eliot graduated from Harvard College in 1948 and received a Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School in 1956. He also served as Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and as Secretary General for the United States of the Bilderberg Meetings from 1981 to October 1993.[3]
References
- Who's who in the South and Southwest. New Providence, New Jersey: Marquis Who's Who. 1973. p. 212. ISBN 0837908132.
- Lorna Sheridan, "Sonoma Valley conservationist Ted Eliot dies at 91", Sonoma Index-Tribune, August 9, 2019; Retrieved August 9, 2019
- "Bilderberg Meetings Steering Committee Members".
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