President Bill Clinton Succeeded by Victor Jackovich Name E. Wendt | Profession Diplomat Preceded by office establish | |
Embassy in Crisis: Diplomats and the Tet Offensive - Ambassador E. Allan Wendt on the Tet Offensive
E. Allan Wendt is an American diplomat. He was the first United States Ambassador to Slovenia from 1993 to 1995.
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- Embassy in Crisis Diplomats and the Tet Offensive Ambassador E Allan Wendt on the Tet Offensive
- Biography
- References
Biography
Wendt was born in 1935 in Illinois. He later joined the U.S. Foreign Service. On January 31, 1968, he was the duty officer serving at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, South Vietnam, when it was attacked by Vietcong guerrillas.
On August 25, 1992, Wendt became the chargé d'affaires ad interim at the newly established U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia. On May 15, 1993, he was appointed by President Clinton to become the U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia, and presented his credentials on May 26, 1993. He was superseded on September 12, 1995.
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