Bill Lane (publisher)

Bill Lane
United States Ambassador to Nauru
In office
December 6, 1985 – April 29, 1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byRobert D. Nesen
Succeeded byMel Sembler
United States Ambassador to Australia
In office
December 6, 1985 – April 29, 1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byRobert D. Nesen
Succeeded byMelvin F. Sembler
Personal details
Born(1919-11-07)November 7, 1919
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
DiedJuly 31, 2010(2010-07-31) (aged 90)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJean Gimbel Lane
Children3
Parent(s)Laurence William Lane (father),
Ruth Bell (mother)
Alma materStanford University

Laurence William Lane Jr. (November 7, 1919 – July 31, 2010) was an American magazine publisher, diplomat, and philanthropist.