Walter Leon Cutler is a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Congo-Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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 (1975-79), Tunisia

Tunisia

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 (1982-84), Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

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 (1984-87; 1987-89), and Ambassador-Designate to Iran

Iran

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 (1979). He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy

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Walter L. Cutler is a former career diplomat who served twice as United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, as Ambassador to Tunisia and Zaire (Congo), and as Ambassador-Designate to the Islamic Republic of Iran before diplomatic relations were broken in 1980. Other diplomatic postings included Vietnam, Korea, Algeria and Cameroon. He also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations. From 1989-2006 he was President of Meridian International Center, of which he is now President Emeritus.

1931: Born in Boston, Massachusetts

1953: B.A., Wesleyan University

Wesleyan University

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, Middletown, Connecticut

1954: M.A.L.D, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford, Massachusetts

1954-56: Served in U. S. Army

1957: Entered the United States Foreign Service

1957-59: Vice Consul, Yaounde, Cameroon

1960-62: Staff Assistant to the Secretary of State

1962-65: Political Officer, Algiers, Algeria

1965-67: Consul, Tabriz, Iran

1967-69: Political-Military Officer, Seoul, Korea

1969-71: Political Officer, Saigon, Vietnam

1971-73: Special Assistant for Vietnam Negotiations, Department of State

1974-75: Director, Central African Affairs, Department of State

1975-79: Ambassador to Zaire (Congo)

1979: Ambassador-Designate to Iran

1980-81: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Affairs

1982-84: Ambassador to Tunisia

1984-87: Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

1987-88: Research Professor of Diplomacy, Georgetown University

1988-89: Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

1989-2006: President of Meridian International Center, Washington, D.C.

Currently:
President Emeritus, Meridian International Center
International consultant, corporate advisor
Chairman, Advisory Council, National Council for International Visitors
Board of Advisors, American Committees on Foreign Relations
Member, American Academy of Diplomacy
Trustee, IREX

Married to Isabel Cutler, a photographer.

External links

• 2002 interview with Voice of America
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• 2004 interview with Voice of America
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