Leonard C. Meeker | |
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United States Ambassador to Romania | |
In office September 16, 1969 – May 10, 1973 | |
President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Richard H. Davis |
Succeeded by | Harry G. Barnes Jr. |
9th Legal Adviser of the Department of State | |
In office May 18, 1965 – July 13, 1969 | |
Preceded by | Abram Chayes |
Succeeded by | John Reese Stevenson |
Personal details | |
Born | April 4, 1916 Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | November 29, 2014 (aged 98) Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, U.S. |
Leonard Carpenter Meeker (April 4, 1916 – November 29, 2014) was an American politician, lawyer and diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Romania.[1] He was the father of Sarah Meeker Jensen FAIA and Charles Meeker, 34th Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina.