Burton Levin
| Burton Levin | |
|---|---|
 Right, 1987 | |
| United States Ambassador to Burma | |
|
In office April 7, 1987 – September 30, 1990 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Daniel Anthony O'Donohue |
| Succeeded by | Derek Mitchell |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 28, 1930 New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Lily Lee Levin |
| Alma mater |
Brooklyn College Columbia University |
| No ambassador was appointed to replace Levin. The U.S. was represented by a succession of chargés d’affaires. | |
Burton Levin (born September 28, 1930) is the SIT Investment Visiting Professor of Asian Policy at Carleton College.
Life
He was born in New York City. He earned his MA in International Affairs at Columbia University and went on to work in the Foreign Service. Levin served as Director of Mission in Thailand, Consul General in Hong Kong and was the United States Ambassador to Burma from 1987 to 1990.
Levin was a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institute at Stanford University, and a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University. After retiring from the Foreign Service, he became the head of the Hong Kong office of The Asia Society.
He also sat on the Board of Directors for the Mansfield Foundation, the China Fund and the Noble Group.[1]
He died in Massachusetts on October 31, 2016.
References
External links
- PBS interview with Levin
- "Burma". U.S. Department of State. November 17, 2002. Archived from the original on November 17, 2002.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Daniel Anthony O'Donohue |
U.S. Ambassador to Burma 1987–1990 |
Succeeded by Franklin Huddle |