E. Allan Wendt

E. Allan Wendt
1st United States Ambassador to Slovenia
In office
May 26, 1993  September 12, 1995
President Bill Clinton
Preceded by office establish
Succeeded by Victor Jackovich
Personal details
Born 1935
Illinois
Profession Diplomat

E. Allan Wendt is an American diplomat. He was the first United States Ambassador to Slovenia from 1993 to 1995.[1]

Biography

Wendt was born in 1935 in Illinois. He later joined the U.S. Foreign Service. On January 31, 1968, he was the duty officer serving at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, South Vietnam, when it was attacked by Vietcong guerrillas.[2]

On August 25, 1992, Wendt became the chargé d'affaires ad interim at the newly established U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia.[3] On May 15, 1993, he was appointed by President Clinton to become the U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia, and presented his credentials on May 26, 1993. He was superseded on September 12, 1995.[4]

References

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