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
9th Inspector General of the Department of State
In office
July 5, 1978 – October 16, 1978
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byRobert M. Sayre
Succeeded byRobert C. Brewster
12th United States Ambassador to Afghanistan
In office
November 21, 1973 – June 14, 1978
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Preceded byRobert G. Neumann
Succeeded byAdolph Dubs
4th Executive Secretary of the Department of State
In office
August 10, 1969 – September 26, 1973
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byBenjamin H. Read
Succeeded byThomas R. Pickering
Personal details
Born
Theodore Lyman Eliot Jr.

(1928-01-24)January 24, 1928
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedAugust 8, 2019(2019-08-08) (aged 91)
Sonoma, California, U.S.
EducationHarvard 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[3] and as Secretary General for the United States of the Bilderberg Meetings from 1981 to October 1993.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Who's who in the South and Southwest. New Providence, New Jersey: Marquis Who's Who. 1973. p. 212. ISBN 0837908132.
  2. ^ Lorna Sheridan, "Sonoma Valley conservationist Ted Eliot dies at 91", Sonoma Index-Tribune, August 9, 2019; Retrieved August 9, 2019
  3. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR THEODORE L. ELIOT, JR" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 24 April 1992. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Bilderberg Meetings Steering Committee Members".
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Afghanistan
1973–1978
Succeeded by