Morton I. Abramowitz
| Morton I. Abramowitz | |
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| United States Ambassador to Turkey | |
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In office 1989–1991 |
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| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Robert Strausz-Hupe |
| Succeeded by | Richard Clark Barkley |
| United States Ambassador to Thailand | |
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In office June 27, 1978 – July 31, 1981 |
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| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Charles S. Whitehouse |
| Succeeded by | John Gunther Dean |
| Personal details | |
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January 20, 1933 Lakewood Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Sheppie Glass Abramowitz |
| Profession | Career FSO |
Morton Isaac Abramowitz (born January 20, 1933) is an American diplomat and former State Department official. Among other roles he served as US Ambassador to Thailand 1978 to 1981, Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research 1985 to 1989, and US Ambassador to Turkey 1989 to 1991. After retiring from the State Department in 1991, his roles have included the Presidency of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (1991 to 1997).
Abramowitz currently serves as co-chair for the Bipartisan Policy Center's Turkey Initiative.
Abramowitz was born to a Jewish family, in Lakewood Township, New Jersey on January 20, 1933. He was educated at Stanford University, receiving a B.A. (in history and economics) in 1953. He then attended Harvard University, earning an M.A. in 1955.
In 1956, Abramowitz joined the United States Department of Labor, first as a management intern, then as a labor economist from 1957-58 while waiting for an appointment at the Department of State.
In 1959, he joined the United States Department of State as a program analyst posted in Taipei. From 1960 to 1962, he was Consular-Economic Officer in Taipei. He was then posted as a political officer in Hong Kong from 1963 to 1966.
He also has served as assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research; United States ambassador to the Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction Negotiations in Vienna; ambassador to Thailand; deputy assistant secretary of defense for inter-American, East Asian, and Pacific affairs; special assistant to the secretary of defense; special assistant to the deputy secretary of state; and political adviser to the commander-in-chief, Pacific.
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