George S. Vest

George S. Vest
United States Ambassador to the European Union
In office
1981–1985
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byThomas O. Enders
Succeeded byJ. William Middendorf
11th Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs
In office
June 16, 1977 – April 14, 1981
Preceded byArthur A. Hartman
Succeeded byLawrence Eagleburger
18th Director General of the Foreign Service
In office
June 8, 1984 – May 3, 1989
Preceded byAlfred Atherton
Succeeded byEdward Joseph Perkins
3rd Director of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
In office
April 29, 1974 – March 27, 1977
Preceded bySeymour Weiss
Succeeded byLeslie H. Gelb
Personal details
Born
George Southall Vest

(1918-12-25)December 25, 1918
Columbia, Virginia, U.S.
DiedAugust 24, 2021(2021-08-24) (aged 102)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Spouse
Emily Clemons
(m. 1947; died 2015)
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Children3
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
Occupationdiplomat

George Southall Vest (December 25, 1918 – August 24, 2021) was an American diplomat and State Department official. He served as United States ambassador to the European Community from 1981 to 1985.[2]

  1. ^ International Who's Who, 1983-84. December 1983. ISBN 9780905118864.
  2. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR GEORGE S. VEST" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 6 July 1990. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.