Background
Vaky, Viron Peter was born on September 13, 1925 in Texas, United States.
foreign service officer diplomacy educator
Vaky, Viron Peter was born on September 13, 1925 in Texas, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Georgetown University, 1947. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1948.
Vocational appraiser VA, Washington, 1948-1949. Joined Foreign Service Department of State, 1949. Consular officer Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1949-1951.
Economic officer Buenos Aires, 1951-1954. International relations officer Washington, 1955-1957. Information specialist, 1958-1959.
Polit.officer Bogota, Colombia, 1959-1961. Detailed to National War College, 1963-1964. Counsellor-deputy chief mission Guatemala, 1964-1967.
Member Policy Planning Council Department of State, 1967-1968. Deputy assistant secretary Bureau Inter-American Affairs, 1968-1969, acting assistant secretary, 1969. Detailed to National Security Council, 1969-1970.
Diplomat-in-residence Georgetown University, Washington, 1970-1971. Ambassador to San Jose, Costa Rica, 1972-1974, Bogota, Colombia, 1974-1976, Caracas, Venezuela, 1976-1978. Assistant secretary Inter-American Affairs Washington, 1978-1989.
Senior associate Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1985-1992. Assistant dean, research professor diplomacy School Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, 1980-1984, adjunct professor diplomacy, 1985-1995. Senior fellow Inter-American Dialogue, Washington, since 1994.
With United States Army, 1944-1946.
Married Luann Colburn.