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 | August 27, 1927 |
| Died | November 22, 2011 (aged 84) |
| Alma mater | Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Harvard Kennedy School[2] |
Career
editAfter 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
edit- ^ a b c d history.state.gov, Richard Joseph Bloomfield (1927-2011)
- ^ "Richard J. Bloomfield, 84, retired US ambassador - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b presidency.ucsb.edu, 22 December 1977, United States Ambassador to Portugal Nomination of Richard J. Bloomfield.
- ^ a b Boston Globe, 14 December 2011, Richard J. Bloomfield, 84, retired US ambassador
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