Nicholas A. Veliotes | |
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![]() Nicholas A. Veliotes, from a 1962 publication of the U.S. State Department | |
Born | Oakland, California | October 28, 1928
Known for | U.S. Ambassador to Jordan and Egypt |
Nicholas A. Veliotes | |
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13th Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs | |
In office May 21, 1981 – October 27, 1983 | |
Preceded by | Harold H. Saunders |
Succeeded by | Richard W. Murphy |
Nicholas Alexander Veliotes (born October 28, 1928) is a former United States Foreign Service Officer and diplomat.[1] He served as United States Ambassador to Jordan (1978–81) and Egypt (1984–86). He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Council on Foreign Relations.[2]