Thomas W. Simons

Thomas W. Simons Jr. (born September 4, 1938 in Crosby, Minnesota) is an American diplomat and academic. He served as ambassador to Poland from 1990 to 1993, and ambassador to Pakistan from 1996 to 1998.

He attended Karachi Grammar School and Sidwell Friends School and is a graduate of Yale and Harvard. Simons escorted Duke Ellington during his tour of the Middle East and Pakistan. He taught at Stanford University upon his retirement from the United States Foreign Service, and holds visiting appointments at Harvard and Cornell. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Simons was an adjunct professor at Brown University.

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