William Luers
William Luers | |
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Luers in 1991 | |
| United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 1983–1986 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Jack F. Matlock Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Julian Niemczyk |
| United States Ambassador to Venezuela | |
| In office 1978–1982 | |
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| Preceded by | Viron P. Vaky |
| Succeeded by | George W. Landau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Henry Luers May 15, 1929 Springfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 10, 2025 (aged 95) Washington Depot, Connecticut, U.S. |
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| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Hamilton College (B.A.) Columbia University (M.A.) |
| Occupation | Diplomat, professor, writer |
William Henry Luers (May 15, 1929 – May 10, 2025) was an American career diplomat and museum executive. He was the director of the Iran Project. In addition to a thirty-one-year career in the Foreign Service, Luers served as a U.S. Navy officer, as president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, and as president of the United Nations Association of the United States of America. Luers was an adjunct professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.