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Alfred Atherton was born on 22 November, 1921 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., is an American diplomat. Discover Alfred Atherton's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

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Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 22 November 1921
Birthday 22 November
Birthplace Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death 30 October, 2002
Died Place Washington, D. C., U.S.
Nationality United States

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1630

He is a direct descendant of James Atherton, who arrived in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in the 1630s.

The Atherton family ancestry originated from Lancashire, England.

1921

Alfred Leroy "Roy" Atherton Jr. (November 22, 1921 – October 30, 2002) was a United States Foreign Service Officer and diplomat.

Atherton was born on November 22, 1921, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Alfred Leroy Atherton Sr. and Joanna Reed.

He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy.

He married Betty Wylie (1921–2001) from Chicago, Illinois.

They had three children; Lynne, Reed and Michael.

He was a member of All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington D.C.

1943

He served in the U.S. Army in Europe from 1943 to 1945.

1944

He received a B.S. in 1944 and an M.A. in 1947 from Harvard University.

He received a master's degree in economics from the University of California in Berkeley.

1947

Atherton joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1947, and served in Stuttgart, Bonn, Damascus, and Aleppo.

1959

From 1959 to 1961, he was Iraq-Jordan desk officer, then Officer in Charge for Cyprus, in the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs at the State Department.

1961

During 1961-62 he took advanced economic studies at the University of California at Berkeley.

1962

From 1962 to 1965, he was economic officer in Calcutta, India.

1965

Between 1965 and 1966, he was deputy director of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs at the State Department.

1966

In 1966 and 1967, he was Country Director for Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.

1967

From 1967 to 1970, he was Country Director for Israel and Arab-Israel Affairs.

1970

From 1970 to 1974, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs.

1974

From 1974 to 1978, he was Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs.

1978

He was a Middle East expert who helped in the negotiations that led to the 1978 Camp David Peace accords between Israel and Egypt.

He became an Ambassador-at-large and was a member of the U.S. negotiating team at the Camp David summit in September 1978.

The summit produced the Camp David Accords.

Atherton had spent months preparing both parties for the summit.

1979

He served as United States Ambassador to Egypt in 1979–1983.

He served as United States Ambassador to Egypt from 1979 to 1983, where he was responsible for the largest U.S. mission in the world, with a staff of 872 Americans and 500 Egyptians.

After the Camp David Accord many staff were dispatched to help administer the $1.5 billion a year in military assistance.

During his tenure the Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated.

After completing his final overseas tour he returned to Washington D.C.

1985

This was his final post prior to retiring from government service in 1985.

The previous year he took on an added task heading up a fellowship program for promising future leaders from the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand to study in the United States by the name of the Harkness Fellowships, a program run by the Commonwealth Fund, a New York-based philanthropic foundation established by Anna M. Harkness.

1991

He was a visiting professor of Middle Eastern Affairs at Hamilton College as Sol M. Linowitz Visiting professor of government (1991-1992).

There, he taught a small seminar on the history and dynamics of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

He also was a visiting professor at Mount Holyoke and Birmingham Southern Colleges.

2002

He died at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, on October 30, 2002 from complications related to cancer surgery.

2009

He is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington D.C. along with his wife, Betty Wylie who died on February 18, 2009.

His paternal ancestors had resided in Lancaster, Massachusetts having been pioneer settlers to the area.