Sheldon J. Krys
Sheldon Jack Krys (born June 15, 1934) was
United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago from 1985 to 1988, Assistant Secretary of State for Administration from 1988 to 1989, and Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security
from 1989 to 1992.
Biography
Sheldon J. Krys was born in
University of Maryland, graduating in 1955.[2]
Krys began a career in government service in 1961, when he became a consultant to the Director of the
Serbo-Croatian,[1] in 1974, was posted to Belgrade as administrative counselor.[2] He spent 1976-77 studying at the National War College, and then served as a Foreign Service inspector 1977-79.[2] He then became Executive Director of the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs in Washington, D.C.[2] From 1983 to 1985, he was Deputy Director for Management Operations and executive assistant of Under Secretary of State for Management Ronald I. Spiers.[2]
In 1985,
United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago.[2]
He served in this post from August 19, 1985, until April 24, 1988.
In 1988, Reagan nominated Krys as Assistant Secretary of State for Administration and he subsequently held this post from July 13, 1988, until August 7, 1989.[2] President George H. W. Bush then named him Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security, and he held this office from August 9, 1989, until August 7, 1992.[2]
After leaving government service, Krys became a
Krys was a member of the
Peabody Awards Board of Jurors from 1989 to 1995, and again from 1996 to 1997. He served as Chair from 1993 to 1995.[4]
References
- ^ a b Nominations & Appointments, April 4, 1985
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Nomination of Sheldon J. Krys To Be an Assistant Secretary of State, July 19, 1989
- ^ Profile from Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth Archived 2007-07-15 at archive.today
- ^ "The Peabody Awards - George Foster Peabody Awards Board Members". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.