Robert Pelletreau

Robert Pelletreau
17th Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
In office
February 18, 1994–January 24, 1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byEdward Djerejian
Succeeded byMartin Indyk
United States Ambassador to Egypt
In office
September 12, 1991–December 11, 1993
PresidentGeorge Herbert Walker Bush
Preceded byFrank G. Wisner
Succeeded byEdward S. Walker, Jr.
United States Ambassador to Tunisia
In office
July 1, 1987–May 11, 1991
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byPeter Sebastian
Succeeded byJohn Thomas McCarthy
United States Ambassador to Bahrain
In office
March 10, 1979–April 3, 1980
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byWat T. Cluverius IV
Succeeded byPeter A. Sutherland
Personal details
Born (1935-07-09) July 9, 1935 (age 89)
Patchogue, New York
SpousePamela Day Pelletreau
Children3
Alma materYale University (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)

Robert Halsey Pelletreau Jr. (born July 9, 1935) is an American former diplomat who was United States Ambassador to Bahrain (1979–1980), Tunisia (1987–1991), and Egypt (1991–1993), as well as the former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.[1] He currently sits on the U.S. Advisory Council of the Israel Policy Forum. He is also a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Council on Foreign Relations.

  1. ^ "ROBERT H. PELLETREAU, JR". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved January 12, 2011.