Bernard W. Aronson

Bernie Aronson
United States Special Envoy for the Colombian Peace Process
In office
February 20, 2015 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byPosition established
24th Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs
In office
June 16, 1989 – July 2, 1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Preceded byElliott Abrams
Succeeded byAlexander Watson
White House Director of Speechwriting
In office
November 24, 1978 – January 20, 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byJames Fallows
Succeeded byKen Khachigian (Chief Speechwriter)
Personal details
Born (1946-05-16) May 16, 1946 (age 78)
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesArnold Aronson (father)
EducationUniversity of Chicago (BA)

Bernard William Aronson (born May 16, 1946) was United States Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs from 1989 to 1993.