Background
Sneider, Richard Lee was born on June 29, 1922 in New York City. Son of Leopold J. and Frances (Magid) Sneider.
Sneider, Richard Lee was born on June 29, 1922 in New York City. Son of Leopold J. and Frances (Magid) Sneider.
Bachelor of Arts, Brown U., 1943; M.I.A., Columbia, 1948.
Joined, United States Foreign Service, 1955; foreign affairs officer, State Department, 1948-1954; 2d secretary, later 1st secretary, American Embassy, Tokyo, Japan, 1954-1958; officer charge Japanese affairs, State Department, 1958-1961; assigned, National War College, 1961-1962; political counselor, American Embassy, Karachi, Pakistan, 1962-1965; country director, Japan, 1966-1968; senior staff member, National Security Council, 1969; deputy chief mission, minister for Okinawa Reversion Negotiations, National Security Council, Tokyo, 1969-1972; deputy assistant secretary bureau East Asian-Pacific affairs, State Department, 1972-1974; ambassador to Korea, 1974-1978. Fellow Institute Politics, Harvard University, 1978. Adjunct Professor Columbia University, 1979.
First lieutenant Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member Asia Society (trustee 1979-1986).
Married Lea Ruth Tartalsky, October 1, 1944. Children: Dena Ann, Daniel Charles, David Abbott.