Peter Tomsen

Peter Tomsen
Peter Tomsen as envoy to Afghan resistance, circa 1989
United States Ambassador to Armenia
In office
September 6, 1995 – September 6, 1998
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byHarry J. Gilmore
Succeeded byMichael C. Lemmon
Personal details
Born (1940-11-19) November 19, 1940 (age 84)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materWittenberg University
University of Pittsburgh
OccupationDiplomat

Peter Tomsen (born November 19, 1940) is an American retired diplomat and educator, serving as U.S. Special Envoy to Afghanistan from 1989 to 1992,[1] United States Ambassador to Armenia between 1995 and 1998,[2][3][4][5] and was Deputy Ambassador at the United States Embassy in Beijing from 1986 to 1989.[6] Ambassador Tomsen’s thirty-two year diplomatic career emphasized South and Central Asia, Northeast Asia and the former Soviet Union.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference afgh was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Gutman, Roy (2008). How we missed the story: Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, and the hijacking of Afghanistan. US Institute of Peace Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-60127-024-5. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  3. ^ Kleveman, Lutz (2004). The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia. Grove Press. p. 246. ISBN 0-8021-4172-2. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  4. ^ The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. National Commission on Terrorist Attacks. Cosimo, Inc. 2010. pp. 483 (note). ISBN 9781616402198. Retrieved July 28, 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ Mukarji, Apratim (2003). Afghanistan, from terror to freedom. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 59. ISBN 81-207-2542-5. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference White House was invoked but never defined (see the help page).