Richard R. Burt

Richard R. Burt
United States Ambassador to West Germany
In office
September 16, 1985 – February 17, 1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byArthur F. Burns
Succeeded byVernon A. Walters
13th Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs
In office
February 18, 1983 – July 18, 1985
Preceded byLawrence Eagleburger
Succeeded byRozanne L. Ridgway
6th Director of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
In office
January 23, 1981 – February 17, 1982
Preceded byReginald H. Bartholomew
Succeeded byJonathan Howe
Personal details
Born (1947-02-03) February 3, 1947
PartyRepublican
Alma materCornell University
Tufts University
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Richard R. Burt (born February 3, 1947) is an American businessman and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Germany and was a chief negotiator of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. Prior to his diplomatic career, Burt worked as director of a non-governmental organization and from 1977 to 1980 was a national security correspondent for The New York Times.