Senate Foreign Relations Confirmation Hearing (T-18857)

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Senate Foreign Relations Confirmation Hearing (T-18857)

1979

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 11626949

Jimmy Carter Library

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Atherton, Alfred Leroy, Jr., 1921-2002

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Alfred Leroy "Roy" Atherton, Jr. was born November 22, 1921 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A graduate of Harvard University, he served in the United States Army during World War II and joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1947. He served at posts in Stuttgart, Bonn, Damascus, Aleppo, and Calcutta as well as several positions in the Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs in Washington, D.C. He became Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs in 1974. I...