Charles H. Thomas (diplomat)

Charles H. Thomas (born 1934 in Buffalo, New York, died September 13, 1998 New York City) was the American ambassador to Hungary from 1990 to 1994 and special U.S. envoy to the former Yugoslavia before his retirement in 1995.[1][2][3]

Thomas graduated from Harvard University before serving as a helicopter pilot in the Navy from 1956 to 1959. He then served in the Navy Reserve until 1972, retiring with the rank of lieutenant commander.[1]

Death

Thomas, a resident of Annapolis, Maryland, traveled to Manhattan for experimental medical treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for leukemia where he died. He was 64 years old.[1]

References
  1. Estrada, Louie (September 16, 1998). "AMBASSADOR CHARLES H. THOMAS, 64, DIES". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. "Charles H. Thomas (1934–1998)". Office of the Historian. US State Department. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. Marshall, Robin (June 29, 2018). "U.S. Ambassador Arrives in Hungary". Budapest Business Journal. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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