Walter J. Stoessel Jr.

Walter John Stoessel Jr.
7th United States Deputy Secretary of State
In office
February 11, 1982 – September 22, 1982
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byWilliam P. Clark Jr.
Succeeded byKenneth W. Dam
United States Secretary of State
Ad interim
In office
July 5, 1982 – July 16, 1982
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byAlexander Haig
Succeeded byGeorge P. Shultz
United States Ambassador to West Germany
In office
October 27, 1976 – January 5, 1981
Nominated byGerald Ford
Preceded byMartin J. Hillenbrand
Succeeded byArthur F. Burns
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union
In office
March 4, 1974 – September 13, 1976
Nominated byGerald Ford
Preceded byJacob D. Beam
Succeeded byMalcolm Toon
9th Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs
In office
August 9, 1972 – January 7, 1974
PresidentRichard Nixon
SecretaryWilliam P. Rogers
Henry Kissinger
Preceded byMartin J. Hillenbrand
Succeeded byArthur A. Hartman
United States Ambassador to Poland
In office
September 12, 1968 – August 5, 1972
Nominated byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byJohn A. Gronouski
Succeeded byRichard T. Davies
11th Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
In office
February 28, 1981 – January 26, 1982
Preceded byDavid D. Newsom
Succeeded byLawrence Eagleburger
Personal details
Born(1920-01-24)January 24, 1920
Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.
DiedDecember 9, 1986(1986-12-09) (aged 66)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma materStanford University
Columbia University
ProfessionDiplomat

Walter John Stoessel Jr. (January 24, 1920 – December 9, 1986) was an American diplomat.