Edward Peck (American diplomat)
{{short description|American diplomat}}
{{for|the British ambassador, climber and author|Edward Peck (British diplomat)}}
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{{Use American English|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox Ambassador
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1929|3|6}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| image = Edward Peck, State 1982-12- Iss 251 (IA sim state-magazine 1982-12 251) (page 19 crop).jpg
| caption = Peck {{circa|1982}}
| birth_name = Edward Lionel Peck
| alma_mater = University of California, Los Angeles (B.S.)
George Washington University School of Business (MBA)
| children = 4
| spouse = Ann Peck
| battles = World War II
Korean War
| rank = First lieutenant
| allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
| battles_label = Wars
}}
Edward Lionel Peck (born March 6, 1929)[http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=41891 Nomination of Edward Lionel Peck To Be United States Ambassador to Mauritania] is a retired career United States diplomat who served 32 years in the U.S. Foreign Service (from 1956 until 1989).
Early life and career
Born to immigrant parents, Ambassador Edward Peck served as Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs in the Nixon Administration, January 1971.[https://2001-2009.state.gov/documents/organization/77854.pdf Foreign Relations of the United States: Persons]{{Cite web|last=Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information|first=Bureau of Public Affairs|date=2005-09-19|title=Chapter 4. International Cooperation in Space, 1969-1972|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/nixon/e1/c15660.htm|access-date=2021-04-07|website=2001-2009.state.gov|language=en}} He was Chief of Mission in Mauritania and in Iraq, and later held senior posts in Washington and abroad. He also served as a Foreign Service Officer in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt. At the State Department he served as Deputy Director of Covert Intelligence Programs, Director of the Office of Egyptian Affairs. He served as Deputy Director of the White House Task Force on Terrorism in the Reagan Administration.{{cn|date=March 2025}}
file:Ambassador Edward Peck speaks at End the Israeli Occupation of Palestine rally in 2007.jpg, 2007]]
Personal life
Edward Peck resides in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with his wife Ann. He is the father of four grown children. Peck has a B.S. from the University of California, Los Angeles (1956) and Master of Business Administration from the George Washington University School of Business (1973).
References
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External links
- [http://www.mideasti.org/articles/doc206.html Rethinking Iraq: An American Ambassador's Experience in Baghdad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615033457/https://www.mideasti.org/articles/doc206.html |date=June 15, 2006 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061031130037/http://www.rescuemideastpolicy.com/print.php?sid=21 CNI and the Palestinian Election]
- [http://karmalised.com/?p=1286 CNI Delegation Visits Hebron, Meets with Hamas Leader]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101026174815/http://afsa.org/fsj/dec07/chiefOf.pdf Chief-of-Mission Authority: A Powerful but Underused Tool]
- {{C-SPAN|19238}}
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Category:Ambassadors of the United States to Mauritania
Category:Reagan administration personnel
Category:People from Chevy Chase, Maryland
Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni
Category:George Washington University School of Business alumni