Nomination of Richard Llewellyn Williams To Be United States Ambassador to Mongolia

The President today announced his intention to nominate Richard Llewellyn Williams, of the District of Columbia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, as Ambassador to the Mongolian People's Republic. Diplomatic relations were established at the ambassadorial level with the Mongolian People's Republic in January 1987.

Mr. Williams is currently Country Director of the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs at the Department of State in Washington, DC. Previously, he served as deputy consul general in Hong Kong from 1981 to 1985, and as consul general in Guangzhou (Canton). He was Deputy Director of the Office of Micronesian Status Negotiations, 1978-1979, and a student at the National War College, 1977-1978. Mr. Williams was a country officer for Fiji and Papua New Guinea at the Department of State, 1975-1977; an international relations officer for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, 1972-1975; and a political officer for the U.S. consulate general in Hong Kong, 1968-1972. He attended the Foreign Institute for Chinese language training, 1967-1968. From 1965 to 1967, he was detailed to the White House correspondence staff. He served in the United States Army, 1953-1955, and joined the Foreign Service in 1956.

Mr. Williams graduated from the University of Chicago (A.B., 1948), Purdue University (B.S., 1951), and Harvard University (M.B.A., 1953). He was born December 28, 1929, in Chicago, IL. He is married, has two children, and resides in Washington, DC.