Stanley Tuemler Escudero
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
Please help improve this article or section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. (March 2008) |
| Stanley Tuemler Escudero | |
 |
|
|
|
|
| In office 1992 – 2000 |
|
|
|
|
| Born | 1942 Daytona Beach, Florida |
|---|---|
| Profession | Diplomat |
Stanley Tuemler Escudero (b. 1942) in Daytona Beach, Florida. He has served as U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan, 1992-95, U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan, 1995-1997, and as U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, 1997-2000.
Escudero is a retired American diplomat and previous United States Ambassador to Tajikistan. Escudero is also known as 'Escuderostan' for his close association with the sordid underbelly of the former USSR. He is originally from Florida, and served in the U.S. foreign service in multiple capacities.
Escudero first came to prominence for his outspoken views on Iran in the 1970s. While serving in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in the mid '70s, he questioned the Shah's longevity in power. This challenge to the basic tenets of U.S. policy in the region would probably have ended his career, had the shah not proved him right soon thereafter. As the Iranian revolution was unfoldng, Escudero was sent back to Iran with the mission of getting out in the street and finding out what was happening -- since he is half Mexican and speaks fluent Persian, with a beard and a hat he did not stand out in a crowd of Iranians.
[edit] Education
Escudero received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida in 1965.
[edit] Sources
- Tajikistan relations at U.S. State Dept.
- Escudero's Bio
- The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Esaias to Esters
 |
This biography of a person who has held a non-elected position in the Government of the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| Preceded by Edmund McWilliams |
United States Ambassador to Tajikistan 1992-1995 |
Succeeded by R. Grant Smith |
| Preceded by Henry Lee Clarke |
United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan 1995-1997 |
Succeeded by Joseph A. Presel |
| Preceded by Richard Kauzlarich |
United States Ambassador to Azerbaijan 1997-2000 |
Succeeded by Ross L. Wilson |
