Anthony C. E. Quainton

Anthony Quainton
Director General of the Foreign Service
In office
December 29, 1995 – August 22, 1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byGenta Hawkins Holmes
Succeeded byEdward William Gnehm
Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security
In office
September 23, 1992 – December 29, 1995
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded bySheldon J. Krys
Succeeded byEric J. Boswell
United States Ambassador to Peru
In office
December 11, 1989 – September 16, 1992
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byAlexander Fletcher Watson
Succeeded byCharles H. Brayshaw
United States Ambassador to Kuwait
In office
1984–1987
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byPhilip J. Griffin
Succeeded byW. Nathaniel Howell
United States Ambassador to Nicaragua
In office
March 26, 1982 – May 6, 1984
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byLawrence A. Pezzullo
Succeeded byHarry E. Bergold, Jr.
Coordinator for Counterterrorism
In office
August 16, 1978 – August 1, 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byHeyward Isham
Succeeded byRobert M. Sayre
United States Ambassador to the Central African Empire
In office
February 4, 1976 – June 9, 1978
PresidentGerald Ford
Preceded byWilliam N. Dale
Succeeded byGoodwin Cooke
Personal details
Born
Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton

(1934-04-04)April 4, 1934
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
DiedJuly 31, 2023(2023-07-31) (aged 89)
Washington D.C., U.S.
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
University of Oxford (BLitt)

Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton (April 4, 1934 – July 31, 2023[1]) was an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to the Central African Empire, Nicaragua, Kuwait, and Peru.[2]

  1. ^ "Obituary information for Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton".
  2. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR ANTHONY QUAINTON" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 6 November 1997. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.