Richard Wayne Bogosian

Richard Wayne Bogosian (born July 18, 1937) is an American diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador to Chad from 1990 to 1993 and Niger from 1985 to 1988.[2][3][4]

Richard Wayne Bogosian
15th United States Ambassador to Chad
In office August 4, 1990 – July 21, 1993
President	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Robert L. Pugh
Succeeded by	Laurence Pope
10th United States Ambassador to Niger
In office October 11, 1985 – August 7, 1988
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	William Robert Casey, Jr.
Succeeded by	Carl Copeland Cundiff
Personal details
Born	July 18, 1937 Boston, Massachusetts
Political party	Nonpartisan[1]
Profession	Diplomat

Biography

Bogosian was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 18, 1937. He graduated from Tufts College with an A.B. in 1959 and the University of Chicago with a J.D. in 1962. He joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1962. He oversaw many diplomatic posts, including at the Foreign Service Institute from 1962 to 1963, in the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs at the Department of State in 1963, at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq from 1963 to 1965, at the Foreign Service Institute again in 1965, as vice consul for the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France, from 1966 to 1968, in the Bureau of Near East and South Asian Affairs at the Department of State from 1968 to 1969, in the Bureau for Intelligence and Research at the Department of State from 1969 to 1971, and in the Foreign Service Institute for Economics in 1972.

He was chief of the economic section at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait from 1972 to 1976, and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, from 1976 to 1979. From 1976 to 1979, Bogosian was the chief of the Aviation Negotiations Division. He was the Director of East African Affairs from 1982 to 1985, and was nominated to be the United States Ambassador to Niger on August 1, 1985, by President Ronald Reagan.[5] From 1988 to 1990 he was the Director of the Office of Monetary Affairs.[6][7] In 1990, Bogosian became the United States Ambassador to Chad from 1990 to 1993.[8][9] From 1993 to 1994, he was the Coordinator at the U.S. Liaison Office in Mogadishu, Somalia, and Coordinator for Rwanda and Burundi from 1996 to 1997, after the Rwandan genocide.[10]

Bogosian speaks Arabic and French. He is married to Claire Marie Bogosian, and has three children.

References

1. "Candidate - Richard Wayne Bogosian". Our Campaigns. 1990-06-27. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
2. "Office of the Historian - Department History - People - Richard Wayne Bogosian". History.state.gov. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
3. Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Boggs-mcdonald to Bokum". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
4. "US Ambassador to Niger". Nndb.com. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
5. "Ronald Reagan: Nomination of Richard Wayne Bogosian To Be United States Ambassador to Niger". Presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
6. "George Bush: Nomination of Richard Wayne Bogosian To Be United States Ambassador to Chad". Presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
7. "Nominations & Appointments, July 19, 1985". Reagan.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
8. "Office of the Historian - Department History - People - Chiefs of Mission - Chad". History.state.gov. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
9. "George Bush Presidential Library and Museum :: Public Papers - 1990 - May". Bushlibrary.tamu.edu. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
10. "Ambassador Richard W. Bogosian" (PDF). adst.org. Retrieved 2012-02-17.

External links

• United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Chad
• United States Department of State: Chad
• United States Embassy in N'Djamena
• Appearances on C-SPAN

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of State website https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/. (U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets)