Viron Peter Vaky | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Costa Rica | |
| In office October 17, 1972 – February 9, 1974 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Walter Christian Ploeser |
| Succeeded by | Terence Todman |
| United States Ambassador to Colombia | |
| In office April 5, 1974 – June 23, 1976 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Leonard J. Saccio |
| Succeeded by | Phillip Victor Sanchez |
| United States Ambassador to Venezuela | |
| In office July 26, 1976 – June 24, 1978 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Harry Walter Shlaudeman |
| Succeeded by | William H. Luers |
| 19th Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs | |
| In office July 21, 1978 – November 30, 1979 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Terence Todman |
| Succeeded by | William G. Bowdler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 13, 1925 Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Died | November 22, 2012 (aged 87) Mitchellville, Maryland |
Viron Peter Vaky (September 13, 1925 – November 22, 2012[1]) was an American diplomat who was United States Ambassador to Costa Rica (1972–74), Colombia (1974–76), and Venezuela (1976).[2] He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Council on Foreign Relations.[3]