Thomas W. Simons Jr.
American diplomat and academic (born 1938)
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Thomas Winston Simons Jr. (born September 4, 1938) is an American diplomat and academic. He served as ambassador to Poland from 1990 to 1993, and ambassador to Pakistan from 1996 to 1998.[1]
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Thomas W. Simons Jr. | |
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Thomas W. Simons, Jr. speaking at Harvard in 2026 | |
| United States Ambassador to Poland | |
| In office 1990–1993 | |
| Preceded by | John R. Davis Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Andrew Rey |
| United States Ambassador to Pakistan | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Preceded by | John Cameron Monjo |
| Succeeded by | William B. Milam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Rose September 4, 1938 |
| Alma mater | Yale University Harvard University |
Born in Crosby, Minnesota, Simons is of German, English and Scots-Irish descent. He attended Karachi Grammar School and Sidwell Friends School and is a graduate of Yale and Harvard.[2] Simons escorted Duke Ellington during his tour of the Middle East and Pakistan.[1]
In 1969, he worked as a deputy to the U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Walter Stoessel, and assisted in making connections which eventually resulted in President Richard M. Nixon's historic visit to China.[3]
He taught at Stanford University upon his retirement from the United States Foreign Service, and holds visiting [4] appointments at Harvard and Cornell. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Simons was an adjunct professor at Brown University.
