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Melvyn Levitsky | |
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| United States Ambassador to Bulgaria | |
| In office September 21, 1984 – February 6, 1987 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Robert L. Barry |
| Succeeded by | Sol Polansky |
| United States Ambassador to Brazil | |
| In office June 1, 1994 – June 17, 1998 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Richard Huntington Melton |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Stephen Harrington |
| 12th Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State | |
| In office 1987–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Platt |
| Succeeded by | J. Stapleton Roy |
| 5th Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters | |
| In office June 23, 1989 – November 23, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Ann B. Wrobleski |
| Succeeded by | Robert S. Gelbard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1938 Sioux City, Iowa |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Profession | Diplomat, Career Ambassador |
Melvyn Levitsky (born March 19, 1938, in Sioux City, Iowa) was a United States diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Bulgaria (1984–87) and Brazil (1994–98).[1]
From 1989 to 1993 he served as Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters.[2] In 2003, he became a board member of the International Narcotics Control Board.[3]
He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy. He is also on the advisory board of the Global Panel Foundation.
Levitsky has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan and a Master of Arts degree in political science from the University of Iowa.
- ^ Biography, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ^ (22 August 1989). Colombia May Have Reached Turning Point, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ^ INCB Membership: Melvyn Levitsky, Retrieved December 2, 2010.