Theodore L. Eliot Jr.
American diplomat (1928–2019)
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Theodore Lyman Eliot Jr. (January 24, 1928 – August 8, 2019)[1][2] was an American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan from 1973 to 1978. He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Boston's Eliot family.
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byRobert M. Sayre
Succeeded byRobert C. Brewster
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ted Eliot | |
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| 9th Inspector General of the Department of State | |
| In office July 5, 1978 – October 16, 1978 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Robert M. Sayre |
| Succeeded by | Robert C. Brewster |
| 12th United States Ambassador to Afghanistan | |
| In office November 21, 1973 – June 14, 1978 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Robert G. Neumann |
| Succeeded by | Adolph Dubs |
| 4th Executive Secretary of the Department of State | |
| In office August 10, 1969 – September 26, 1973 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Benjamin H. Read |
| Succeeded by | Thomas R. Pickering |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Theodore Lyman Eliot Jr. January 24, 1928 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 2019 (aged 91) Sonoma, California, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, MPA) |
Eliot graduated from Harvard College in 1948 and received a Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School in 1956. He also served as Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University[3] and as Secretary General for the United States of the Bilderberg Meetings from 1981 to October 1993.[4]
