Melvyn Levitsky

Melvyn Levitsky
United States Ambassador to Bulgaria
In office
September 21, 1984  February 6, 1987
President Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Robert L. Barry
Succeeded by Sol Polansky
United States Ambassador to Brazil
In office
June 1, 1994  June 17, 1998
President Bill Clinton
Preceded by Richard Huntington Melton
Succeeded by Anthony Stephen Harrington
Personal details
Born (1938-03-19) March 19, 1938
Sioux City, Iowa
Alma mater University of Michigan
Profession Diplomat, Career Ambassador

Melvyn Levitsky (born 19 March 1938 in Sioux City, Iowa) is a United States diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Bulgaria (1984–87) and Brazil (1994–98).[1]

From 1989 to 1993 he served as Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters.[2] In 2003, he became a board member of the International Narcotics Control Board.[3]

He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy. He is also on the Advisory Board of the Global Panel Foundation.

M. Levitsky has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan and a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Iowa.

References

  1. Biography, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Retrieved December 2, 2010
  2. (22 August 1989). Colombia May Have Reached Turning Point, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Retrieved December 2, 2010
  3. INCB Membership: Melvyn Levitsky, Retrieved December 2, 2010

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Government offices
Preceded by
Ann B. Wrobleski
Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters
June 23, 1989 November 23, 1993
Succeeded by
Robert S. Gelbard


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