Richard J. Bloomfield

Richard J. Bloomfield
United States Ambassador to Ecuador
In office April 6, 1976 – January 21, 1978
Appointed by	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Robert C. Brewster
Succeeded by	Raymond E. Gonzalez
United States Ambassador to Portugal
In office February 3, 1978 – June 10, 1982
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Frank Carlucci
Succeeded by	H. Allen Holmes
Personal details
Born	(1927-08-27)August 27, 1927
Died	November 22, 2011(2011-11-22) (aged 84)
Alma mater	Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Harvard Kennedy School

Richard Joseph Bloomfield (August 27, 1927 – November 22, 2011) was a career Foreign Service Officer who served as United States Ambassador to Ecuador (1976–1978) and United States Ambassador to Portugal (1978–1982). After retiring from the US Foreign Service in 1982 he became executive director of the World Peace Foundation (1982–1992).

Career

After graduating from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in 1950 and serving in the US Air Force, Bloomfield joined the US Foreign Service in 1952. As well as various postings in Latin America he was Director of the Office of Policy Planning and Coordination at the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs (1973 - 1976), before being appointed United States Ambassador to Ecuador (1976 - 1978) and United States Ambassador to Portugal (1978 - 1982).

After retiring from the US Foreign Service in 1982 Bloomfield became executive director of the World Peace Foundation (1982 - 1992), before becoming a senior visiting fellow at Brown University.