Edward Peck (American diplomat)

For the British ambassador, climber and author, see Edward Peck (British diplomat).

Edward Lionel Peck (born March 6, 1929)^[1] is a retired career United States diplomat who served 32 years in the U.S. Foreign Service (from 1956 until 1989).

Edward Peck
Peck c. 1982
Personal details
Born	Edward Lionel Peck (1929-03-06) March 6, 1929 (age 96) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Spouse	Ann Peck
Children	4
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles (B.S.) George Washington University School of Business (MBA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Rank	First lieutenant
Wars	World War II Korean War

Early life and career

Born to immigrant parents, Ambassador Edward Peck served as Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs in the Nixon Administration, January 1971.^[2][3] He was Chief of Mission in Mauritania and in Iraq, and later held senior posts in Washington and abroad. He also served as a Foreign Service Officer in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt. At the State Department he served as Deputy Director of Covert Intelligence Programs, Director of the Office of Egyptian Affairs. He served as Deputy Director of the White House Task Force on Terrorism in the Reagan Administration.^{[citation needed]}

Peck speaking at the "End the Israeli Occupation of Palestine" rally in the grounds of the US Capitol, 2007

Personal life

Edward Peck resides in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with his wife Ann. He is the father of four grown children. Peck has a B.S. from the University of California, Los Angeles (1956) and Master of Business Administration from the George Washington University School of Business (1973).^[1]