Morton I. Abramowitz
Morton I. Abramowitz | |
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Abramowitz in 1978 | |
| United States Ambassador to Turkey | |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Robert Strausz-Hupe |
| Succeeded by | Richard Clark Barkley |
| United States Ambassador to Thailand | |
| In office June 27, 1978 – July 31, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Charles S. Whitehouse |
| Succeeded by | John Gunther Dean |
| 10th Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research | |
| In office February 1, 1985 – May 19, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Montgomery |
| Succeeded by | Douglas P. Mulholland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 20, 1933 Lakewood Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 29, 2024 (aged 91) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Spouse |
Sheppie Glass
(m. 1959; died 2024) |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Diplomat |
| Other names | Ai Mo-huei (艾莫惠) |
Morton Isaac Abramowitz (January 20, 1933 – November 29, 2024) was an American diplomat and U.S. State Department official. Starting his overseas career in Taipei, Taiwan, after joining the foreign service, he served as U.S. Ambassador to Thailand and Turkey and as the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research. He retired from the State Department with the rank of Career Ambassador. In his later life, he acted as president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, served as co-chair of the Bipartisan Policy Center's Turkey Initiative, and founded the International Crisis Group.