Background
Sheldon J. Krys was born in New York City on June 15, 1934.
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Sheldon Jack Krys
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He was educated at the University of Maryland, graduating in 1955.
Career
Krys began a career in government service in 1961, when he became a consultant to the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. He spent 1962-1965 as Director of the Department of State Reception Centers. From 1966 to 1969, he was special assistant to United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom David K. East. Bruce.
In 1969, he became the State Department"s Director of Personnel for Latin America.
Krys, who is fluent in French and Serbo-Croatian, in 1974, was posted to Belgrade as administrative counselor He spent 1976-1977 studying at the National War College, and then served as a Foreign Service inspector 1977-1979.
He then became Executive Director of the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs in Washington, District of Columbia From 1983 to 1985, he was Deputy Director for Management Operations and executive assistant of Under Secretary of State for Management Ronald I. Spiers. In 1985, President of the United States Ronald Reagan nominated Krys as United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago.
He served in this post from August 19, 1985, until April 24, 1988.
In 1988, Reagan nominated Krys as Assistant Secretary of State for Administration and he subsequently held this post from July 13, 1988, until August 7, 1989. President George H. West. Bush then named him Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security, and he held this office from August 9, 1989, until August 7, 1992. After leaving government service, Krys became a lobbyist and consultant with the firm of Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth.
He served as Chair from 1993 to 1995.
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Membership
As a member of the United States Foreign Service, he was a management officer in London 1965-1966.
