Stephen Ledogar Explained

Stephen Joseph Ledogar (September 14, 1929 – May 3, 2010) was a United States ambassador and diplomat.

Born in New York City, Ledogar graduated from Fordham University in 1954, where he later received his law degree in 1958.^[1] He served in the United States Navy 1949-1952 and the Navy Reserve 1954–1960. In the Navy, he was a Lieutenant and naval aviator. He drafted three international arms control treaties and served in three different administrations. A resident of Guttenberg, New Jersey, Ledogar died of bladder cancer on May 3, 2010.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1 March 2000 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR STEPHEN J. LEDOGAR . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240627032354/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Ledogar,%20Stephen%20J.toc.pdf . 27 June 2024 . 24 July 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
2. Hevesi, Dennis. "Stephen Ledogar Dies at 80; Drafted Arms Pacts", The New York Times, May 10, 2010. Accessed April 17, 2016. "Stephen J. Ledogar, a United States ambassador who played a major role in the drafting of three central international arms control treaties, died May 3 in Edgewater, New Jersey. He was 80 and lived in Guttenberg, N.J."