Alfred L. Atherton Jr. | |
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| United States Ambassador to Egypt | |
| In office July 2, 1979 – November 12, 1983 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Hermann F. Eilts |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas A. Veliotes |
| 11th Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs | |
| In office April 27, 1974 – April 13, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph J. Sisco |
| Succeeded by | Harold H. Saunders |
| 17th Director General of the Foreign Service | |
| In office December 2, 1983 – December 28, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Joan Margaret Clark |
| Succeeded by | George Southall Vest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 22, 1921 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 2002 (aged 80) Washington, D. C., U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
Alfred Leroy "Roy" Atherton Jr. (November 22, 1921 – October 30, 2002) was a United States Foreign Service Officer and diplomat.[1][2] He served as United States Ambassador to Egypt in 1979–1983.[3] He was a Middle East expert who helped in the negotiations that led to the 1978 Camp David peace accords between Israel and Egypt.[4]
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- ^ "Alfred LeRoy Atherton. (2004). In The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives. Charles Scribner's Sons".
- ^ United States Ambassador to Egypt Nomination of Alfred L. Atherton, Jr., May 8, 1979
- ^ "10 years after Camp David - recognition of Atherton". c-span.org.