E. Allan Wendt
Wendt (right) shaking hands with Ronald Reagan in 1988
1st United States Ambassador to Slovenia
In office
May 26, 1993 – September 12, 1995
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byVictor Jackovich
Personal details
Born1935 (age 88–89)
Illinois, U.S.
ProfessionDiplomat

E. Allan Wendt (born 1935) is an American diplomat. He was the first United States Ambassador to Slovenia from 1993 to 1995.[1][2]

Biography

Wendt was born in 1935 in Illinois. He later joined the U.S. Foreign Service. On January 31, 1968, he was the duty officer serving at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, South Vietnam, when it was attacked by Vietcong guerrillas.[3]

On August 25, 1992, Wendt became the chargé d'affaires ad interim at the newly established U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia.[4] On May 15, 1993, he was appointed by President Clinton to become the U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia,[5] and he presented his credentials on May 26, 1993. He was superseded on September 12, 1995.[6]

Wendt holds a Master of Public Administration (economics) from Harvard, a Certificat d’Etudes Politiques from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris, and a BA magna cum laude from Yale.

References

  1. ↑ Salvatierra, Richard (April 8, 1994). "In Our Foreign Policy, Tiny Slovenia Bears Watching". Tucson Citizen. Tucson, AZ. p. 17. Retrieved January 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ↑ The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Wells-hannum to Wentsch
  3. ↑ Examples of Diplomatic and Consular Immunity
  4. ↑ Office of the Historian - Countries - Slovenia
  5. ↑ "Bosnia Envoy Is Confirmed". The Boston Globe. Boston, MA. May 12, 1993. p. 17. Retrieved January 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ↑ Office of the Historian - Department History - People - E. Allan Wendt

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