Melvyn Levitsky

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Melvyn Levitsky
United States Ambassador to Brazil
In office
June 1, 1994 – June 17, 1998
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byRichard Huntington Melton
Succeeded byAnthony Stephen Harrington
Personal details
Born (1938-03-19) March 19, 1938 (age 86)
Career Ambassador

Melvyn Levitsky (born 19 March 1938 in Sioux City, Iowa) is a United States diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Bulgaria (1984–87) and Brazil (1994–98).[1]

From 1989 to 1993 he served as

Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters.[2] In 2003, he became a board member of the International Narcotics Control Board.[3]

He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy. He is also on the Advisory Board of the Global Panel Foundation.

Levitsky has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan and a Master of Arts degree in political science from the University of Iowa.

References

  1. ^ Biography, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Retrieved December 2, 2010
  2. ^ (22 August 1989). Colombia May Have Reached Turning Point, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Retrieved December 2, 2010
  3. ^ INCB Membership: Melvyn Levitsky, Retrieved December 2, 2010

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
United States Ambassador to Bulgaria

1984–1987
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Richard H. Melton
United States Ambassador to Brazil

1994–1998
Succeeded by
Anthony S. Harrington
Government offices
Preceded by
Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters

June 23, 1989 – November 23, 1993
Succeeded by