Mark Palmer (diplomat)
Mark Palmer | |
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Mark Palmer, US Ambassador to Hungary on October 23, 1989 | |
| United States Ambassador to Hungary | |
| In office December 8, 1986 – January 31, 1990 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Nicolas M. Salgo |
| Succeeded by | Charles H. Thomas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robie Marcus Hooker Palmer July 14, 1941 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | January 28, 2013 (aged 71) Washington D.C. |
| Spouse | Dr. Sushma Mahyera Palmer |
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| Alma mater | Yale University |
Robie Marcus Hooker Palmer (July 14, 1941 – January 28, 2013) was an American diplomat, who served as United States Ambassador to Hungary from 1986 to 1990. He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and the Committee on the Present Danger, Vice Chairman of Freedom House and the Council for a Community of Democracies. He was also the co-founder of the National Endowment for Democracy.
He established in 2000 the association The Friends of Falun Gong.