United States Ambassadors to Brazil
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Melvyn Levitsky | |
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| United States Ambassador to Bulgaria | |
| In office September 21, 1984 – February 6, 1987 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Robert L. Barry |
| Succeeded by | Sol Polansky |
| United States Ambassador to Brazil | |
| In office June 1, 1994 – June 17, 1998 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Richard Huntington Melton |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Stephen Harrington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1938 Sioux City, Iowa |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Profession | Diplomat, Career Ambassador |
Melvyn Levitsky (born 19 March 1938 in Sioux City, Iowa) is a United States diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Bulgaria (1984–87) and Brazil (1994–98).[1]
From 1989 to 1993 he served as Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters.[2] In 2003, he became a board member of the International Narcotics Control Board.[3]
He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy. He is also on the Advisory Board of the Global Panel Foundation.
Levitsky has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan and a Master of Arts degree in political science from the University of Iowa.