Melvyn Levitsky
Melvyn Levitsky | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Bulgaria | |
| In office September 21, 1984 – February 6, 1987 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Robert L. Barry |
| Succeeded by | Sol Polansky |
| United States Ambassador to Brazil | |
| In office June 1, 1994 – June 17, 1998 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Richard Huntington Melton |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Stephen Harrington |
| 12th Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State | |
| In office 1987–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Platt |
| Succeeded by | J. Stapleton Roy |
| 5th Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters | |
| In office June 23, 1989 – November 23, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Ann B. Wrobleski |
| Succeeded by | Robert S. Gelbard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1938 Sioux City, Iowa |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Profession | Diplomat, Career Ambassador |
Melvyn Levitsky (born March 19, 1938, in Sioux City, Iowa) was a United States diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Bulgaria (1984–87) and Brazil (1994–98).
From 1989 to 1993 he served as Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters. In 2003, he became a board member of the International Narcotics Control Board.
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.