Melvyn Levitsky
United States Ambassador to Bulgaria
In office
September 21, 1984 – February 6, 1987
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byRobert L. Barry
Succeeded bySol Polansky
United States Ambassador to Brazil
In office
June 1, 1994 – June 17, 1998
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byRichard Huntington Melton
Succeeded byAnthony Stephen Harrington
Personal details
Born (1938-03-19) March 19, 1938
Sioux City, Iowa
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
ProfessionDiplomat, Career Ambassador

Melvyn Levitsky (born 19 March 1938 in Sioux City, Iowa) is a United States diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Bulgaria (1984–87) and Brazil (1994–98).[1]

From 1989 to 1993 he served as Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters.[2] In 2003, he became a board member of the International Narcotics Control Board.[3]

He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy. He is also on the Advisory Board of the Global Panel Foundation.

Levitsky has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan and a Master of Arts degree in political science from the University of Iowa.

References

  1. ↑ Biography, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Retrieved December 2, 2010
  2. ↑ (22 August 1989). Colombia May Have Reached Turning Point, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Retrieved December 2, 2010
  3. ↑ INCB Membership: Melvyn Levitsky, Retrieved December 2, 2010


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