Background
Quainton, Anthony Cecil Eden was born on April 4, 1934 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Cecil Eden and Marjorie Josephine (Oates) Quainton.
Quainton, Anthony Cecil Eden was born on April 4, 1934 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Cecil Eden and Marjorie Josephine (Oates) Quainton.
Bachelor, Princeton University, 1955. BLitt, Oxford University, England, 1958. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), LaRoche College, Pittsburgh, 2006.
Research fellow St. Antony's College, Oxford, 1958-1959. With Foreign Service, State Department, 1959-1997. Vice consul Sydney, Australia, 1960-1962.
Urdu language trainee, 1962-1963. 2d secretary, economic officer American embassy, Karachi, Pakistan, 1963-1964, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 1964-1966, 2d secretary, political officer New Delhi, 1966-1969. Senior political officer for India Department State, Washington, 1969-1972.
1st secretary American embassy, Paris, 1972-1973, counselor, deputy chief mission Kathmandu, Nepal, 1973-1976. Ambassador to Central African Empire, Bangui, 1976-1978, Managua, Nicaragua, 1982—1984, Kuwait, 1984—1987. Director Office for Combating Terrorism, Department State, Washington, 1978-1981.
Deputy inspector general Department State, 1987-1989. Ambassador Lima, Peru, 1989-1992. Assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security Department State, Washington, 1992-1995, director general foreign service, 1995-1997.
Executive director Una Chapman Cox Foundation, 1998—1999. Visiting lecturer Princeton University, 1998—1999. President, Chief Executive Officer National Policy Association, 1999—2003.
Diplomat in residence American University, since 2003. Co-director Center N. American Studies, American University. Consultant international policy committee United States Conference Catholic Bishops, 1999—2005.
Chairman board directors Washington Theological Consortium, 2005—2008. Board directors Interfaith Conference of Washington. Project director American Academy Diplomacy, 2004—2005.
President Washington Lions Foundation, 2008—2009. Board trustees LaRoche College, Pittsburgh. Fellow Foreign Policy Association.
Member Council on Foreign Relations, American Academy Diplomacy, American Foreign Service Association, Washington Institute Foreign Affairs, Public Diplomacy Council (president), Lions International, Metropolitan Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Susan Long, August 7, 1958. Children: Katherine, Eden, Elizabeth.