Public Papers of Ronald Reagan, 1982

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Author: Ronald W. Reagan  | Date: October 20, 1982

Nomination of Edward Lionel Peck To Be United States
Ambassador to Mauritania
October 20, 1982

The President today announced his intention to nominate Edward Lionel Peck, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, as Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. He would succeed E. Gregory Kryza.

Mr. Peck served in the United States Army from 1946 to 1949 and in 1951-1952 as first lieutenant. He was a marketing trainee at General Petroleum Corp. in Los Angeles, Calif., in 1956-1957. In 1957 he entered the Foreign Service as an economic trainee in the Department. He was political and economic officer in Goteborg (1959-1962), attended Arabic language training in Tangier (1962—1964), was economic officer in Tunis (1964-1966), and principal officer in Oran, Algeria (1966-1968). In the Department he was Foreign Affairs Coordinator Officer in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (1968-1971) and special assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1971-1974). He was Counselor for Economic and Commercial Affairs in Cairo (1974-1977), and principal officer, Minister-Counselor, in Baghdad (1977-1980). Since 1980 he has been Director of the Office of Egyptian Affairs in the Department.

Mr. Peck graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles (B.S., 1956) and George Washington University (M.B.A., 1973). His foreign languages are French, Swedish, Arabic, and Spanish. He is married, has four children, and resides in Chevy Chase, Md. He was born March 6, 1929.

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Chicago: Ronald W. Reagan, "Nomination of Edward Lionel Peck to Be United States Ambassador to Mauritania," Public Papers of Ronald Reagan, 1982 in Federal Register Division. National Archives and Records Service, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Ronald Reagan, 1982 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1956-), Pp.1654-1655 Original Sources, accessed October 3, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HE67FXKJMYYGWHL.

MLA: Reagan, Ronald W. "Nomination of Edward Lionel Peck to Be United States Ambassador to Mauritania." Public Papers of Ronald Reagan, 1982, in Federal Register Division. National Archives and Records Service, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Ronald Reagan, 1982 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1956-), Pp.1654-1655, Original Sources. 3 Oct. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HE67FXKJMYYGWHL.

Harvard: Reagan, RW, 'Nomination of Edward Lionel Peck to Be United States Ambassador to Mauritania' in Public Papers of Ronald Reagan, 1982. cited in , Federal Register Division. National Archives and Records Service, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Ronald Reagan, 1982 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1956-), Pp.1654-1655. Original Sources, retrieved 3 October 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HE67FXKJMYYGWHL.