Richard J. Bloomfield

Richard J. Bloomfield
United States Ambassador to Ecuador
In office
April 6, 1976[1] – January 21, 1978[1]
Appointed byGerald Ford, Jimmy Carter
Preceded byRobert C. Brewster
Succeeded byRaymond E. Gonzalez
United States Ambassador to Portugal
In office
February 3, 1978[1] – June 10, 1982[1]
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byFrank Carlucci
Succeeded byH. Allen Holmes
Personal details
Born(1927-08-27)August 27, 1927
DiedNovember 22, 2011(2011-11-22) (aged 84)
Alma materEdmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
Harvard Kennedy School[2]

Richard Joseph Bloomfield (August 27, 1927 – November 22, 2011) was a career Foreign Service Officer who served as United States Ambassador to Ecuador (1976–1978) and United States Ambassador to Portugal (1978–1982).[3] After retiring from the US Foreign Service in 1982 he became executive director of the World Peace Foundation (1982–1992).

  1. ^ a b c d history.state.gov, Richard Joseph Bloomfield (1927-2011)
  2. ^ "Richard J. Bloomfield, 84, retired US ambassador - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
  3. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR RICHARD BLOOMFIELD" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 6 May 1988. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.