Leonard S. Unger

Leonard S. Unger
10th United States Ambassador to the Republic of China
In office
May 25, 1974 – January 19, 1979
PresidentRichard M. Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Preceded byWalter P. McConaughy
Succeeded byWilliam Andreas Brown (Chief of mission)
8th United States Ambassador to Thailand
In office
October 4, 1967 – November 19, 1973
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Preceded byGraham A. Martin
Succeeded byWilliam R. Kintner
6th United States Ambassador to Laos
In office
July 25, 1962 – December 1, 1964
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byWinthrop G. Brown
Succeeded byWilliam H. Sullivan
Personal details
Born
Leonard Seidman Unger

(1917-12-17)December 17, 1917
San Diego, California
DiedJune 3, 2010(2010-06-03) (aged 92)
Sebastopol, California
OccupationDiplomat

Leonard Seidman Unger (December 17, 1917 – June 3, 2010) was a diplomat and United States Ambassador to Laos (1962–64), Thailand (1967–73), and was the last US ambassador to the Republic of China (Taiwan) (1974–79).[1]

  1. ^ "U. S. Envoy in Taiwan Defends Policy on Peking". The New York Times. June 23, 1974.