Anthony C. E. Quainton
Anthony Quainton | |
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| 21st Director General of the Foreign Service | |
| In office December 29, 1995 – August 22, 1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Genta Hawkins Holmes |
| Succeeded by | Edward William Gnehm |
| 3rd Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security | |
| In office September 23, 1992 – December 29, 1995 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Sheldon J. Krys |
| Succeeded by | Eric J. Boswell |
| United States Ambassador to Peru | |
| In office December 11, 1989 – September 16, 1992 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Alexander Fletcher Watson |
| Succeeded by | Charles H. Brayshaw |
| United States Ambassador to Kuwait | |
| In office 1984–1987 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Philip J. Griffin |
| Succeeded by | W. Nathaniel Howell |
| United States Ambassador to Nicaragua | |
| In office March 26, 1982 – May 6, 1984 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Lawrence A. Pezzullo |
| Succeeded by | Harry E. Bergold, Jr. |
| 3rd Coordinator for Counterterrorism | |
| In office August 16, 1978 – August 1, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Heyward Isham |
| Succeeded by | Robert M. Sayre |
| United States Ambassador to the Central African Empire | |
| In office February 4, 1976 – June 9, 1978 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | William N. Dale |
| Succeeded by | Goodwin Cooke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton April 4, 1934 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | July 31, 2023 (aged 89) Washington D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) University of Oxford (BLitt) |
Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton (April 4, 1934 – July 31, 2023) was an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to the Central African Empire, Nicaragua, Kuwait, and Peru.