Viron P. Vaky

Viron Peter Vaky
United States Ambassador to Costa Rica
In office
October 17, 1972  February 9, 1974
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byWalter Christian Ploeser
Succeeded byTerence Todman
United States Ambassador to Colombia
In office
April 5, 1974  June 23, 1976
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byLeonard J. Saccio
Succeeded byPhillip Victor Sanchez
United States Ambassador to Venezuela
In office
July 26, 1976  June 24, 1978
PresidentGerald Ford
Preceded byHarry Walter Shlaudeman
Succeeded byWilliam H. Luers
19th Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs
In office
July 21, 1978  November 30, 1979
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byTerence Todman
Succeeded byWilliam G. Bowdler
Personal details
BornSeptember 13, 1925
Corpus Christi, Texas
DiedNovember 22, 2012 (aged 87)
Mitchellville, Maryland

Viron Peter Vaky (September 13, 1925 – November 22, 2012) was an American diplomat who was United States Ambassador to Costa Rica (1972–74), Colombia (1974–76), and Venezuela (1976). He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Council on Foreign Relations.