He served as United States Ambassador to Honduras from 1981-1985, during which time he influenced an increase in Honduran aid to the Nicaraguan Contras, and his mastery of Vietnamese so impressed Henry Kissinger that Kissinger chose this man to head secret negotiations during the Paris peace talks.
He served as United States Ambassador to Honduras from 1981-1985, during which time he influenced an increase in Honduran aid to the Nicaraguan Contras, and his mastery of Vietnamese so impressed Henry Kissinger that Kissinger chose this man to head secret negotiations during the Paris peace talks. The son of a Greek shipping magnate, he was an executive vice president for the financial services group McGraw-Hill before he returned to diplomacy. United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2001-2004, for 10 points identify this man who in February 2005 was selected by President Bush to serve in the new post of Director of National Security.
He served as United States Ambassador to Honduras from 1981-1985, during which time he influenced an increase in Honduran aid to the Nicaraguan Contras, and his mastery of Vietnamese so impressed Henry Kissinger that Kissinger chose this man to head secret negotiations during the Paris peace talks.
John {Negroponte}