E. Allan Wendt | |
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 Wendt (right) shaking hands with Ronald Reagan in 1988 | |
| 1st United States Ambassador to Slovenia | |
| In office May 26, 1993 –September 12, 1995 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Victor Jackovich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1935 (age 88–89) Illinois,U.S. |
| Profession | Diplomat |
E. Allan Wendt (born 1935) is an American diplomat. He was the first United States Ambassador to Slovenia from 1993 to 1995. [1] [2]
Wendt was born in 1935 in Illinois. He joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1959. [3] On January 31,1968,he was the duty officer serving at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon,South Vietnam,when it was attacked by Vietcong guerrillas. [4]
On August 25,1992,Wendt became the chargéd'affaires ad interim at the newly established U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana,Slovenia. [5] On May 15,1993,he was appointed by President Clinton to become the U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia, [6] and he presented his credentials on May 26,1993. He was superseded on September 12,1995. [7]
Wendt holds a Master of Public Administration (economics) from Harvard,a Certificat d’Etudes Politiques from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris,and a BA magna cum laude from Yale.
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