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Edward Peck (American diplomat)

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Edward Peck
Peck c. 1982
Personal details
Born
Edward Lionel Peck

(1929-03-06) March 6, 1929 (age 96)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
SpouseAnn Peck
Children4
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles (B.S.)
George Washington University School of Business (MBA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
RankFirst lieutenant
WarsWorld War II
Korean War

Edward Lionel Peck (born March 6, 1929)[1] is a retired career United States diplomat who served 32 years in the U.S. Foreign Service (from 1956 until 1989).

Early life and career

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Born to immigrant parents, Ambassador Edward Peck served as Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs in the Nixon Administration, January 1971.[2][3] He was Chief of Mission in Mauritania and in Iraq, and later held senior posts in Washington and abroad. He also served as a Foreign Service Officer in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt. At the State Department he served as Deputy Director of Covert Intelligence Programs, Director of the Office of Egyptian Affairs. He served as Deputy Director of the White House Task Force on Terrorism in the Reagan Administration.[citation needed]

Peck speaking at the "End the Israeli Occupation of Palestine" rally in the grounds of the US Capitol, 2007

Personal life

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Edward Peck resides in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with his wife Ann. He is the father of four grown children. Peck has a B.S. from the University of California, Los Angeles (1956) and Master of Business Administration from the George Washington University School of Business (1973).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nomination of Edward Lionel Peck To Be United States Ambassador to Mauritania
  2. ^ Foreign Relations of the United States: Persons
  3. ^ Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs (September 19, 2005). "Chapter 4. International Cooperation in Space, 1969-1972". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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