Tom Chris Korologos (April 6, 1933 – July 26, 2024) was an American lobbyist, political advisor, and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Belgium.[1]
Tom Korologos | |
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| United States Ambassador to Belgium | |
| In office July 14, 2004 – February 6, 2007 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Stephen Brauer |
| Succeeded by | Sam Fox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tom Chris Korologos April 6, 1933 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | July 26, 2024 (aged 91) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | 3, including Paula Cale |
| Education | University of Utah (BA) Columbia University (MS) |
Early life, education
editA second generation Greek American, Korologos was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1933.[2] He had family origins from Tyros, Arcadia, in Greece. His parents, Chris T. Korologos and Irene M. Kolendrianos, are both immigrants from Arcadia, which is located in the Peloponnese region. They owned a tavern.[2]
Korologos started out as a journalist with The Salt Lake Tribune.[3] Later he worked for the New York Herald Tribune, the Long Island Press, and the Associated Press. He was a U.S. Air Force officer from 1956 to 1957. He earned his B.A. degree at the University of Utah[4] in 1956, and a M.S. degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism[4] in 1958 where he received the Grantland Rice Fellowship and a Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship.[1]
Political career
editFrom 1962 to 1971 Korologos worked for U.S. Senator Wallace F. Bennett of Utah. He served in the Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford presidential administrations from 1971 to 1975, and worked closely with Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush. He was co-founder of Timmons & Company, a Washington, D.C. lobbying firm.[5] He was involved in more than 300 U.S. Senate confirmations including assisting Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, Vice President Gerald Ford, Supreme Court Justices: William Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, and nominee Robert Bork, as well as several cabinet secretaries, including: Henry Kissinger, Alexander Haig, and Donald Rumsfeld.[6]
Korologos had a wide and varied Washington, D.C., experience. He served as a senior staff member in the U.S. Congress, as an assistant to two presidents in the White House, was a prominent businessman, and most recently was a senior counselor with the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Baghdad.[7] In addition, he was a long-time member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy and a charter member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors[8] that has jurisdiction over all non-military U.S. Government radio and TV broadcasting overseas. He was a strategic advisor at DLA Piper[9] in Washington, D.C.[4]
Board memberships
editPersonal life and death
editKorologos was married to Joy Goff Korologos, who died from melanoma in 1997.[2] The couple had three children, Paula, Ann, and Philip. Paula, one of their daughters, is an actress who goes professionally by Paula Cale. Korologos remarried to art collector Ann McLaughlin Korologos, who was United States Secretary of Labor in the Ronald Reagan administration and who served on the boards of several major companies. Korologos was also a professional photographer who showcased his work at his second wife Ann's gallery in Basalt, Colorado.[15]
Tom C. Korologos died at his home in Washington, D.C., on July 26, 2024, at the age of 91.[2][16]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Korologos, Tom C." 2001–2009.state.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Sandomir, Richard (August 7, 2024). "Tom Korologos, Sherpa of Republican Nominees, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Ambassador Price leaves post for home". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Thomas C. Korologos". www.nixonlibrary.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "Tom Korologos". UVA Law − Special Collections. March 8, 1992.
- ^ Greenhouse, Linda; Times, Special to the New York (August 18, 1986). "Working Profile: Tom C. Korologos – Steering Nominees Over Capitol Hill". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "Coalition Provisional Authority | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "BBG". BBG. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "Tom C. Korologos − Overview | People | DLA Piper Global Law Firm". DLA Piper. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "Benefit shines light of hope". The Washington Times. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ Team, Meridian International Center. "Tom C. Korologos | Meridian International Center". www.meridian.org. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ Ahlberg, Kristin L. (January 4, 2013). Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXXVIII: Part 1, Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1973–1976. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160895302.
- ^ "Aspen Institute: Bill Would Streamline Appointment Process". Roll Call. June 22, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "Our Board − Layalina Productions". Layalina Productions. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ Ann Korologos Gallery − Tom Korologos, artist biography
- ^ "Tom Chris Korologos". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
External links
edit- U.S State Department Profile
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Korologos Family History
- The Salt Lake Tribune — Korologos Confirmation Hearing[dead link]
- Official Korologos Family Site
- Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library and Museum Bio of Tom C. Korologos
- Council of American Ambassadors profile
- U.S. Agency for Global Media profile