Arnold Lewis Raphel
| Arnold Lewis Raphel | |
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Raphel (right) pictured with U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1987.
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| 18th U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan | |
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In office January 1987 – 17 August 1988 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Deane R. Hinton |
| Succeeded by | Robert B. Oakley |
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Arnold Lewis Raphel March 16, 1943 Troy, New York, US |
| Died | August 17, 1988 (aged 45) Bahawalpur, Pakistan |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Myrna Feigenbaum (first wife) Robin Raphel (second wife) Nancy Halliday Ely-Raphel (1987-1988; third wife) |
| Children | 1 (with Myrna Feigenbaum) |
| Alma mater | Hamilton College (New York) |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Arnold Lewis Raphel (March 16, 1943 – August 17, 1988) was the 18th United States Ambassador to Pakistan.
Raphel was born 16 March 1943 in Troy, New York, into a Jewish family, the son of Harry and Sarah (Rote-Rosen) Raphel. He had at least one brother, Murray.
As a boy, Raphel was already interested in diplomacy and international affairs. At age 12, he wrote to the then Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, regarding his interest in diplomacy. Dulles wrote back in reply, advising him to "study hard, work hard and we’ll see you in ten years." That is what happened: Raphel graduated from Hamilton College (B.A., 1964) and the Maxwell School at Syracuse University (M.A., 1966), and joined the foreign service the same year. Apart from English, Raphel was proficient in French, Urdu and Persian.
Raphel joined the US State Department in 1966. He held a variety of positions throughout his career until his death in 1988. He was mainly a diplomat for the US Government.
In 1979, Raphel was a key member of the State Department's Special Operations Group set up to free the American hostages seized by Iranian militants at the United States Embassy in Tehran.
In 1981, Raphel served as the Special Assistant to Secretary of State Edmund Muskie. Afterward, he became the Deputy Assistant to the United States Secretary of State in 1985.
Raphel was nominated by President Ronald Reagan and succeeded Dean Roesch Hinton as US Ambassador to Pakistan in January 1987.
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