Avis T. Bohlen Explained

Avis Bohlen
Order:32nd
Ambassador From:United States
Country:Bulgaria
Term Start:September 5, 1996
Term End:August 13, 1999
President:Bill Clinton
Predecessor:William Dale Montgomery
Successor:Richard Miles
Birth Date:20 April 1940
Birth Place:Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Spouse:David Calleo
Profession:Diplomat
Alma Mater:Radcliffe College (B.A., 1961)
Columbia University (M.A., 1965) [1]

Avis Thayer Bohlen (born April 20, 1940, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania)[2] is a diplomat and former Assistant Secretary for Arms Control (1999–2002)[3] [4] and United States Ambassador to Bulgaria (1996–1999).[5] [6]

Life

Bohlen's parents were Charles E. Bohlen, former Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1953–1957),[7] and Avis Howard Thayer. She is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy[8] and Council on Foreign Relations.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.academyofdiplomacy.org/member/avis-t-bohle/ "Member Profile: Avis Bohlen"
  2. http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch00461 Avis Howard Thayer Bohlen Papers, 1929–1981
  3. News: Yuan . Jing-dong . Bush's ABM bombshell: The fallout in Asia . . January 8, 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020124041117/http://www.atimes.com/china/DA08Ad01.html . unfit . January 24, 2002 . December 3, 2010.
  4. News: Bolton engineered unlawful ouster with Iraq in mind, ex-aide says . . June 5, 2005 . A5 . December 3, 2010.
  5. News: Hillary Clinton in Bulgaria for conference on women . . October 11, 1998 . December 3, 2010.
  6. Web site: 28 February 2003 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR AVIS THAYER BOHLEN . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240621162204/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Bohlen-Avis-T.pdf . 21 June 2024 . 22 July 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
  7. News: King . Wayne . Weaver Jr. . Warren . BRIEFING; Destination Geneva . . March 19, 1986 . December 3, 2010.
  8. Web site: Avis T. Bohlen . . August 12, 2009 . December 3, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720061139/http://www.academyofdiplomacy.org/members/bios/Bohlen.htm . 2011-07-20 . dead .
  9. News: The French Style . . May 23, 2001 . December 3, 2010.