Ronald I. Spiers

Ronald I. Spiers
United States Ambassador to the Bahamas
In office
September 7, 1973 – September 2, 1974
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byMoncrieff J. Spear
Succeeded bySeymour Weiss
United States Ambassador to Turkey
In office
May 26, 1977 – January 11, 1980
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byWilliam B. Macomber, Jr.
Succeeded byJames W. Spain
United States Ambassador to Pakistan
In office
1981–1983
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byArthur W. Hummel, Jr.
Succeeded byDeane Roesch Hinton
8th Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research
In office
January 28, 1980 – October 4, 1981
Preceded byWilliam G. Bowdler
Succeeded byHugh Montgomery
6th Under Secretary of State for Management
In office
November 23, 1983 – May 15, 1989
Preceded byJerome W. Van Gorkom
Succeeded byIvan Selin
1st Director of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
In office
September 18, 1969 – August 2, 1973
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySeymour Weiss
Personal details
Born(1925-07-09)July 9, 1925
Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedJune 24, 2021(2021-06-24) (aged 95)
Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S.
SpousePatience Baker

Ronald Ian "Ron" Spiers (July 9, 1925 – June 24, 2021) was an American diplomat who served as an Ambassador to several countries during the 1970s and 1980s.