Richard J. Bloomfield Explained

Richard J. Bloomfield
Order:United States Ambassador to Ecuador
Term Start:April 6, 1976[1]
Term End:January 21, 1978
Appointer:Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter
Predecessor:Robert C. Brewster
Successor:Raymond E. Gonzalez
Order5:United States Ambassador to Portugal
Term Start5:February 3, 1978
Term End5:June 10, 1982
Appointer5:Jimmy Carter
Predecessor5:Frank Carlucci
Successor5:H. Allen Holmes
Birth Date:27 August 1927
Alma Mater:Edmund 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).[3] 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.[4] 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),[4] before being appointed United States Ambassador to Ecuador (1976 - 1978) and United States Ambassador to Portugal (1978 - 1982).

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.[5]

References

  1. history.state.gov, Richard Joseph Bloomfield (1927-2011)
  2. Web site: Richard J. Bloomfield, 84, retired US ambassador - the Boston Globe. .
  3. Web site: 6 May 1988 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR RICHARD BLOOMFIELD . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716155733/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Bloomfield,%20Richard.toc.pdf . 16 July 2024 . 16 May 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
  4. presidency.ucsb.edu, 22 December 1977, United States Ambassador to Portugal Nomination of Richard J. Bloomfield.
  5. Boston Globe, 14 December 2011, Richard J. Bloomfield, 84, retired US ambassador