Background
Bogosian, Richard Wayne was born on July 18, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Karekin Jacob and Arshalous (Najarian) Bogosian.
Bogosian, Richard Wayne was born on July 18, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Karekin Jacob and Arshalous (Najarian) Bogosian.
He graduated from Tufts College with an Bachelor of Arts in 1959 and the University of Chicago with a Juris Doctor in 1962.
He was the United States Ambassador to Chad from 1990 to 1993 and Niger from 1985 to 1988. He joined the United States. Foreign Service in 1962. He oversaw many diplomatic posts, including at the Foreign Service Institute from 1962 to 1963, in the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs at the Department of State in 1963, at the United States. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq from 1963 to 1965, at the Foreign Service Institute again in 1965, as vice consul for the United States. Embassy in Paris, France, from 1966 to 1968, in the Bureau of Near East and South Asian Affairs at the Department of State from 1968 to 1969, in the Bureau for Intelligence and Research at the Department of State from 1969 to 1971, and in the Foreign Service Institute for Economics in 1972.
He was chief of the economic section at the United States. Embassy in Kuwait from 1972 to 1976, and Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States. Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, from 1976 to 1979.
From 1976 to 1979, Bogosian was the chief of the Aviation Negotiations Division. He was the Director of East African Affairs from 1982 to 1985, and was nominated to be the United States Ambassador to Niger on August 1, 1985, by President Ronald Reagan.
From 1988 to 1990 he was the Director of the Office of Monetary Affairs. In 1990, Bogosian became the United States Ambassador to Chad from 1990 to 1993.
From 1993 to 1994, he was the Coordinator at the United States. Liaison Office in Mogadishu, Somalia, and Coordinator for Rwanda and Burundi from 1996 to 1997, after the Rwandan Genocide.
Bogosian speaks Arabic and French.
Member American Foreign Service Association.
Married Claire Marie Mornane, June 25, 1961. Children— David, Jill, Catherine.