Alfred L. Atherton Jr. | |
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United States Ambassador to Egypt | |
In office July 2, 1979 – November 12, 1983 | |
President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Hermann F. Eilts |
Succeeded by | Nicholas A. Veliotes |
11th Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs | |
In office April 27, 1974 – April 13, 1978 | |
Preceded by | Joseph J. Sisco |
Succeeded by | Harold H. Saunders |
17th Director General of the Foreign Service | |
In office December 2, 1983 – December 28, 1984 | |
Preceded by | Joan Margaret Clark |
Succeeded by | George Southall Vest |
Personal details | |
Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | November 22, 1921
Died | October 30, 2002 Washington, D. C., U.S. | (aged 80)
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Alfred Leroy "Roy" Atherton Jr. (November 22, 1921 – October 30, 2002) was a United States Foreign Service Officer and diplomat.[1][2] He served as United States Ambassador to Egypt in 1979–1983.[3] He was a Middle East expert who helped in the negotiations that led to the 1978 Camp David peace accords between Israel and Egypt.[4]