Richard H. Solomon
Richard Harvey Solomon (born June 19, 1937 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † March 13, 2017 in Bethesda , Maryland ) was an American political scientist and diplomat who was Director of Policy Planning from 1986 to 1989 and Assistant from 1989 to 1992 Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the US State Department and then Ambassador to the Philippines between 1992 and 1993 . From 1993 to 2012 he was President of the US Institute of Peace (USIP), a US federal agency dedicated to researching and preventing global violent conflict.
Life
After attending school, Solomon first completed an undergraduate degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which he completed in 1960 with a Bachelor of Science (BS). A subsequent post-graduate studies of political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which he in 1966 with a Doctor of Philosophy ( Ph.D. ended). He then took a professorship in political science at the University of Michigan in 1966 and taught there until 1971. In addition, in 1971 he became a Fellow for International Relations at the private think tank Council on Foreign Relations .
In 1971 Solomon switched to government service and until 1976 was a senior staff member of the USNSC ( National Security Council ) for Asia. From 1976 to 1986, he was head of political science at RAND Corporation , a think tank advising the US armed forces, for ten years .
In 1986, Solomon joined the State Department, replacing Dennis Ross as Director of Policy Planning . Until he was replaced by Peter Rodman in 1989, he was head of the political planning team. As the successor of Gaston J. Sigur, Jr. , he was appointed on June 23, 1989 Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs appointed thereby Head of Unit for East Asia and the Pacific (Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs) was . This office he held until July 10, 1992, was William Clark, Jr. replaced. He himself succeeded Frank Wisner as ambassador to the Philippines on September 4, 1992 and held this diplomatic post until March 1, 1993.
After completing his work for the State Department, he succeeded Samuel W. Lewis as President of the US Institute of Peace (USIP), a federal agency for the research and prevention of worldwide violent conflict. His successor in this capacity was on September 11, 2012 James C. Marshall , a former Democratic member of the US House of Representatives from Georgia . He also worked temporarily for the American Academy of Diplomacy , founded in 1983 .
Web links
- Entry on the page of the Office of the Historian of the US State Department
- Richard H. Solomon in nndb (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Richard Solomon, Former Diplomat Who Helped Nixon Open Relations With China, Dies
- ↑ Successor as ambassador to the Philippines on November 26, 1993 was John Negroponte , the previous ambassador to Mexico .
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| SURNAME | Solomon, Richard H. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Solomon, Richard Harvey (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American diplomat and political scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 2017 |
| Place of death | Bethesda , Maryland |