Background
Cleveland, Paul Matthews was born on August 25, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Cleveland, Paul Matthews was born on August 25, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
B., Yale University, 1953. M., Fletcher University, 1965.
Management analyst, Naval Office Management, 1956-1957; staff aide, deputy assistant secretary for operations, Department State, 1957-1959; economics officer, then political officer, American Embassy, Canberra, Australia, 1959-1962; aide to the United States ambassador, American Embassy, Bonn, Federal Republic Germany, 1963-1964; economics officer, American Embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1965-1969; economics officer, Office Fuels and Energy, 1968-1970; special assistant to assistant secretary for East Asian affairs, Department State, 1970-1973; political-military officer, then political counselor, American Embassy, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1973-1977; deputy director, director regional affairs, Bureau East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 1977-1980; director Thai office, Bureau East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 1980-1981; director Korean affairs, Bureau East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 1981-1982; deputy chief of mission, American Embassy, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1982-1985; United States ambassador to New Zealand and Western Samoa, American Embassy, Wellington, New Zealand, 1985-1989; United States ambassador to Malaysia, American Embassy, Kuala Lumpur, 1989-1992.
Served as pilot United States Air Force, 1953-1956. Member American Foreign Service Association.
Married Carter Sellwood. Children: Robin, Sandra, James, Peter.
