Thomas J. Scotes

{{Short description|American diplomat}}

Thomas James Scotes (born January 6, 1932 Hagerstown, Maryland) was a career U.S. Foreign Service Officer and was the U.S. Ambassador to Yemen (1975-1978) and Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Syria (Began June 16, 1974).{{cite web |title=Thomas James Scotes (1932–) |url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/scotes-thomas-james |website=Office of the Historian |access-date=26 February 2020}} Since he retired, he's been a consultant and Vice President of the Hellenic American Union in Athens, Greece.{{cite web |title=Thomas J. Scotes |url=http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-J.-Scotes/e/B074P35WMW%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share |website=Amazon |access-date=26 February 2020}}

When he was nominated to be Ambassador, Scotes was considered a specialist on Arab affairs and was deputy chief of mission in Damascus.{{cite news |last1=Gwertzman |first1=Bernard |title=Richardson to Be Named As Ambassador to Britain |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/12/14/archives/richardson-to-be-named-as-ambassador-to-britain.html |access-date=26 February 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=December 14, 1974}}