Ronald I. Spiers

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Ronald Ian Spiers (born July 9, 1925 in Orange , New Jersey ) is a former American diplomat who was Under Secretary of State for Management between 1983 and 1989 and then Under Secretary- General of the United Nations from 1989 to 1992 .

Life

Spiers became involved with the Boy Scouts of America while attending school and was honored with the highest honor, the title Eagle Scout , in 1943 . After the United States entered World War II , he joined the US Navy in 1943 and did his military service until 1946. He then began studying at Dartmouth College , which he graduated in 1948 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). A postgraduate course in professional management science at Princeton University , he finished 1950 with a Master of Public Administration (MPA).

Then Spiers began his professional career in 1950 with the US Atomic Energy Commission , where he worked as a foreign policy expert until 1954. In 1955 he joined the US State Department , where he worked for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency ( ACDA ) between 1961 and 1962, and was then a political-military advisor in the NATO division from 1962 to 1966 . Having 1966-1968 Counselor for Political-Military Affairs at the Embassy of the United Kingdom was, he served 1968-1969 as a policy adviser in the State Department and was last from August 15, 1968 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Politico-Military Affairs .

On January 18, 1969, Spiers was the first Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs and was as such until August 2, 1973 head of the Department for Political-Military Affairs. His successor was then on August 6, 1973 Seymour Weiss , while he himself was the first ambassador of the United States to the Bahamas on September 7, 1973 . He stayed in this post until September 2, 1974 and was then replaced again on September 11, 1974 by Seymour Weiss. He then served as Permanent Representative of the Ambassador to the United Kingdom between 1974 and 1977 and then took over the post of Ambassador of the United States to Turkey from William B. Macomber, Jr. on July 12, 1977 , and remained in this post until April 11 , 1977 . January 1980. His successor there was James W. Spain .

Spiers was then on 28 January 1980 succeeding William G. Bowdler as Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research and was head of the Department of Intelligence and Research ( Bureau of Intelligence and Research ) , one directly to the Deputy Foreign Minister subordinate administrative unit. He held this office until October 4, 1981 and was then replaced by Hugh Montgomery . He then succeeded Arthur W. Hummel, Jr. Ambassador of the United States to Pakistan on October 29, 1981 and held this diplomatic post until October 27, 1983. He was succeeded by Deane R. Hinton .

On November 23, 1983, Spiers was appointed Under Secretary of State for Management by US President Ronald Reagan, succeeding Jerome W. Van Gorkom . He also held this office under Reagan's successor, George HW Bush, until May 15, 1989, during which time he was awarded the title of Career Ambassador by President Reagan on September 29, 1984 .

He then served as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs between 1989 and 1992. His marriage to Patience Baker on June 18, 1949 resulted in three daughters and one son.

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SURNAME Spiers, Ronald I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Spiers, Ronald Ian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Orange , New Jersey