Richard S. Williamson
| Richard S. Williamson | |
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| 17th Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs | |
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In office February 5, 1988 – March 19, 1989 |
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| President |
Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Alan Keyes |
| Succeeded by | John R. Bolton |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Richard Salisbury Williamson May 9, 1949 Evanston, Illinois |
| Died | December 8, 2013 (aged 64) Evanston, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Williamson |
| Residence | IL |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University University of Virginia School of Law |
Richard Salisbury Williamson (May 9, 1949 – December 8, 2013) was an American lawyer, diplomat and political advisor. He previously served as Special Envoy to Sudan under George W. Bush. Williamson was a partner at Winston & Strawn and was also Thomas J. Sharkey Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Seton Hall's Whitehead School of Diplomacy.
Williamson was born in Evanston, Illinois. He received an A.B., cum laude, in 1971 from Princeton University. He received a J.D. in 1974 from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was executive editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law.
Williamson was also a practicing partner in the law office of Winston and Strawn. Earlier in the George W. Bush Administration, Williamson, who has broad foreign policy and negotiating experience, served as Ambassador to the United Nations for Special Political Affairs and in 2004 as United States Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Williamson played a role in the slow resolution of the conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Previously, he served in senior foreign policy positions under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, including as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs at the Department of State, and an Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs in the White House. In 1992, he was nominated by the Republican Party for United States Senate, but lost to Democrat Carol Moseley-Braun, the first black woman to be elected to U.S. Senate. He later served as Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party.
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