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| − | }}'''Thomas Winston Simons Jr.''' is | + | }}'''Thomas Winston Simons Jr.''' is a retired American diplomat and academic.<ref>https://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/about/people/thomas-w-simons-jr</ref> |
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
| − | Born in [[Crosby, Minnesota]], Simons attended [[Karachi Grammar School]] and [[Sidwell Friends School]] and is a graduate of [[Yale University|Yale]] and [[Harvard]].<ref>http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=18514</ref> | + | Born in [[Crosby, Minnesota]], his parents joined the Foreign Service in 1945, stationed in India and Pakistan until 1949. Simons attended [[Karachi Grammar School]] and [[Sidwell Friends School]] and is a graduate of [[Yale University|Yale]] and [[Harvard]].<ref>http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=18514</ref> |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | He entered the US Foreign Service in 1963. | + | He entered the US Foreign Service in 1963. Simons escorted [[Duke Ellington]] during his tour of the Middle East and Pakistan.<ref name="twsint">https://web.archive.org/web/20240711151726/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Simons-Thomas-W1.pdf</ref> |
| − | Simons escorted [[Duke Ellington]] during his tour of the Middle East and Pakistan.<ref name="twsint">https://web.archive.org/web/20240711151726/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Simons-Thomas-W1.pdf</ref> | ||
| − | In 1969, he worked as a deputy to the U.S. Ambassador to Poland, [[Walter Stoessel]], and assisted in making connections which eventually resulted in President [[Richard M. Nixon]]'s historic visit to China.<ref>https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/02/18/great-wager-nixon-china-plan</ref> | + | In 1969, he worked as a deputy to the U.S. Ambassador to Poland, [[Walter Stoessel]], and assisted in making connections which eventually resulted in President [[Richard M. Nixon]]'s historic visit to China.<ref>https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/02/18/great-wager-nixon-china-plan</ref> He was stationed in [[Romania]] 1977-79. He was Political Counselor to [[London]] 1979-81. |
He taught at [[Stanford University]] upon his retirement from the United States Foreign Service, and holds visiting appointments at [[Harvard University|Harvard]] and [[Cornell University|Cornell]]. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Simons was an adjunct professor at [[Brown University]]. | He taught at [[Stanford University]] upon his retirement from the United States Foreign Service, and holds visiting appointments at [[Harvard University|Harvard]] and [[Cornell University|Cornell]]. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Simons was an adjunct professor at [[Brown University]]. | ||
Revision as of 12:01, 18 January 2025
 Thomas Simons    (diplomat) | |
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| Born | September 4, 1938 |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Karachi Grammar School, Sidwell Friends School, Yale, Harvard |
US ambassador to Poland from 1990 to 1993, US ambassador to Pakistan from 1996 to 1998
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Thomas Winston Simons Jr. is a retired American diplomat and academic.[1]
Education
Born in Crosby, Minnesota, his parents joined the Foreign Service in 1945, stationed in India and Pakistan until 1949. Simons attended Karachi Grammar School and Sidwell Friends School and is a graduate of Yale and Harvard.[2]
Career
He entered the US Foreign Service in 1963. Simons escorted Duke Ellington during his tour of the Middle East and Pakistan.[3]
In 1969, he worked as a deputy to the U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Walter Stoessel, and assisted in making connections which eventually resulted in President Richard M. Nixon's historic visit to China.[4] He was stationed in Romania 1977-79. He was Political Counselor to London 1979-81.
He taught at Stanford University upon his retirement from the United States Foreign Service, and holds visiting appointments at Harvard and Cornell. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Simons was an adjunct professor at Brown University.
Simons was US ambassador to Poland from 1990 to 1993, and US ambassador to Pakistan from 1996 to 1998.
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/1991 | 6 June 1991 | 9 June 1991 | Germany Baden-Baden Steigenberger Hotel Badischer Hof | The 39th Bilderberg, 114 guests |
