AKA William Henry Luers

Born: 15-May-1929
Birthplace: Springfield, IL

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Diplomat
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Ambassador to Czechoslovakia, 1983-86

Military service: US Navy (1952-56)

Wife: Wendy Woods Luers (four children)

    High School: Oakwood High School, Dayton, OH (1947)
    University: BA, Hamilton College (1951)
    University: MA, Columbia University (1958)
    University: Northwestern University
    Administrator: Advisory Board, University of Southern California

    Metropolitan Museum of Art President (1986-99)
    US Ambassador to Czechoslovakia 1983-86
    Institute for Advanced Study Director's Visitor (1982-83)
    US Ambassador to Venezuela 1978-82
    US State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe (1977-78)
    US State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs (1975-77)
    American Academy of Diplomacy
    Council on Foreign Relations
    Friends of Hillary
    Gore 2000
    Hillary Clinton for President
    John Kerry for President
    Obama for America
    American Museum of Natural History

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