Thomas M. Tracy (born July 8, 1936) of

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. He was born in

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. He was awarded a B.A. from

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in 1958, an M.A. from

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in 1959, and an M.B.A. from

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in 1973. He entered the Foreign Service in 1960 and after postings to Juarez, Birmingham, London, and the State Department was appointed administrative officer in Brussels from 1973 to 1975. He was then counselor for administration in Moscow from 1975 until 1978, after which he was counselor for administration in Bonn. He followed John M. Thomas as

from September 25, 1979, until August 30, 1983.

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