Richard J. Bloomfield
United States Ambassador to Ecuador
In office
April 6, 1976[1] – January 21, 1978[1]
Appointed byGerald Ford
Preceded byRobert C. Brewster
Succeeded byRaymond E. Gonzalez
United States Ambassador to Portugal
In office
February 3, 1978[1] – June 10, 1982[1]
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byFrank Carlucci
Succeeded byH. Allen Holmes
Personal details
Born(1927-08-27)August 27, 1927
DiedNovember 22, 2011(2011-11-22) (aged 84)
Alma materEdmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
Harvard Kennedy School[2]

Richard Joseph Bloomfield (August 27, 1927 – November 22, 2011) was a career Foreign Service Officer who served as United States Ambassador to Ecuador (1976–1978) and United States Ambassador to Portugal (1978–1982). After retiring from the US Foreign Service in 1982 he became executive director of the World Peace Foundation (1982–1992).

Career

After graduating from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in 1950 and serving in the US Air Force, Bloomfield joined the US Foreign Service in 1952.[3] As well as various postings in Latin America he was Director of the Office of Policy Planning and Coordination at the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs (1973 - 1976),[3] before being appointed United States Ambassador to Ecuador (1976 - 1978) and United States Ambassador to Portugal (1978 - 1982).[4]

After retiring from the US Foreign Service in 1982 Bloomfield became executive director of the World Peace Foundation (1982 - 1992), before becoming a senior visiting fellow at Brown University.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d history.state.gov, Richard Joseph Bloomfield (1927-2011)
  2. ^ "Richard J. Bloomfield, 84, retired US ambassador - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
  3. ^ a b presidency.ucsb.edu, 22 December 1977, United States Ambassador to Portugal Nomination of Richard J. Bloomfield.
  4. ^ a b Boston Globe, 14 December 2011, Richard J. Bloomfield, 84, retired US ambassador
Diplomatic posts Preceded byRobert C. Brewster United States Ambassador to Ecuador 1976–1978 Succeeded byRaymond E. Gonzalez Preceded byFrank C. Carlucci United States Ambassador to Portugal 1978–1982 Succeeded byHenry Allen Holmes


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