Richard F. Pedersen | |
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President of the American University in Cairo | |
In office January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1990 | |
Preceded by | Cecil K. Byrd |
Succeeded by | Donald McDonald |
United States Ambassador to Hungary | |
In office July 24, 1973 – March 26, 1975 | |
President | Richard M. Nixon Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Alfred Puhan |
Succeeded by | Eugene V. McAuliffe |
16th Counselor of the United States Department of State | |
In office January 24, 1969 – July 26, 1973 | |
President | Richard M. Nixon |
Preceded by | Robert R. Bowie |
Succeeded by | Helmut Sonnenfeldt |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard F. Pedersen February 21, 1925 Miami, Arizona, U.S. |
Died | July 11, 2011 Greenport, New York, U.S. | (aged 86)
Alma mater | College of the Pacific (BA) Stanford University (MA) Harvard University (PhD) |
Profession | Diplomat |
Military service | |
Branch/service | 44th Infantry |
Richard Foote Pedersen (February 21, 1925 – July 11, 2011) was an American diplomat who was a career Foreign Service Officer in the United States State Department and President of the American University in Cairo.