Background
Lindstrom, Ralph Emil was born on April 10, 1925 in Anoka, Minnesota, United States. Son of Peter and Edith B. (Nelson) Lindstrom.
Lindstrom, Ralph Emil was born on April 10, 1925 in Anoka, Minnesota, United States. Son of Peter and Edith B. (Nelson) Lindstrom.
AB cum laude, Harvard University, 1950. Postgraduate, Princeton University, 1960. Postgraduate, Brown University, 1970.
Commissioned foreign service officer Department State, 1952. Political officer American embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1952-1954, Paris, 1954-1957, American Consulate-General, Hong Kong, 1957-1959. Intelligence specialist Department State, Washington, 1960-1962.
Economic officer American embassy, Moscow, 1963-1965. Chief international payments division Department State, 1965-1967. Economic counselor American embassy, Moscow, 1967-1969.
Chief arms transfer division Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 1970-1973. Deputy chief mission American embassy, Nairobi, Kenya, 1973-1977. Consul general Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1978-1980.
Director Office Iranian affairs Department State, Washington, 1980-1983. Director Office Economic Analysis State Department, 1983-1986, director Office of Mandatory Review, from 1986.
Served with United States Army, 1943-1944. Served with United States Navy, 1944-1946.
Married Gloria Marie Fessler, March 20, 1948. Children: Karen Ann, Christine Marie, Cynthia Lee.