Harry W. Shlaudeman
Shlaudeman with Ronald Reagan in 1984
United States Ambassador to Nicaragua
In office
June 21, 1990 – March 14, 1992
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byRichard Huntington Melton
Succeeded byJohn Francis Maisto
United States Ambassador to Brazil
In office
August 5, 1986 – May 14, 1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byDiego C. Asencio
Succeeded byRichard Huntington Melton
United States Ambassador to Argentina
In office
October 2, 1980 – August 26, 1983
PresidentJimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Preceded byRaúl H. Castro
Succeeded byFrank V. Ortiz, Jr.
United States Ambassador to Peru
In office
June 28, 1977 – October 20, 1980
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byRobert W. Dean
Succeeded byEdwin Gharst Corr
Assistant Secretaries of State for Inter-American Affairs
In office
July 22, 1976 – March 14, 1977
PresidentGerald Ford
Preceded byWilliam D. Rogers
Succeeded byTerence Todman
United States Ambassador to Venezuela
In office
May 9, 1975 – May 14, 1976
PresidentGerald Ford
Preceded byRobert McClintock
Succeeded byViron P. Vaky
Personal details
Born
Harry Walter Shlaudeman

(1926-05-17)May 17, 1926
Los Angeles, California
DiedDecember 5, 2018(2018-12-05) (aged 92)
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDiplomat
AwardsPresidential Medal of Freedom

Harry Walter Shlaudeman (May 17, 1926 – December 5, 2018) was an American diplomat, who served successively as Ambassador to Venezuela, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, and Nicaragua.

Biography

Shlaudeman was born in Los Angeles, California, on May 17, 1926. During World War II, he served in the United States Marine Corps from 1944 to 1946. After the war, he attended Stanford University, receiving his B.A. in 1952. Shlaudeman died on December 5, 2018, in San Luis Obispo, California, at the age of 92.[1]

Foreign service career

Shlaudeman joined the United States Foreign Service in 1954. As a Foreign Service Officer, he was posted to Barranquilla 1955–56; to Bogotá 1956–58; to Sofia 1959–62; and to Santo Domingo 1962–64. He moved to Washington, D.C., in 1964, becoming the Dominican Republic desk officer in the United States Department of State. In 1965, he became assistant director of the State Department's Office of Caribbean Affairs, and also served as an advisor to Ellsworth Bunker, the United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States. From 1967 to 1969, he was special assistant to United States Secretary of State Dean Rusk. He returned to the field in 1969 as deputy chief of mission in Santiago, Chile, and then returned to the U.S. in 1973 to become Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs.

President of the United States Gerald Ford nominated Shlaudeman as United States Ambassador to Venezuela and he held this post from May 9, 1975, until May 14, 1976. Ford next nominated Shlaudeman as Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, and he held this office from July 22, 1976, until March 14, 1977. President Jimmy Carter nominated him as United States Ambassador to Peru, holding this post from June 28, 1977, until October 20, 1980. Carter then named him United States Ambassador to Argentina, holding this post from November 4, 1980, until August 26, 1983, during Falklands war.

Shlaudeman spent 1983–84 as a member of the National Bipartisan Commission on Central America. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan named Shlaudeman as the President's Special Envoy for Central America. He then served as United States Ambassador to Brazil from August 5, 1986, until May 14, 1989. President George H. W. Bush then nominated him as United States Ambassador to Nicaragua and he served in this post from June 21, 1990, until March 14, 1992. Shlaudeman received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992.

References

  1. ↑ "Ambassador who served under 8 U.S. presidents dies in SLO at age 92". Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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