Background
Cutler, Walter Leon was born on November 25, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Walter Leon and Esther Dewey (Bradley) Cutler.
Cutler, Walter Leon was born on November 25, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Walter Leon and Esther Dewey (Bradley) Cutler.
Bachelor, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1953. Master of Arts, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, 1954.
Joined, United States Foreign Service, 1956; vice consul American consulate, Yaounde, Cameroon, 1957-1959; foreign affairs officer, Department State, Washington, 1959-1960; staff assistant to secretary of state, Department State, 1960-1962; 2d secretary American Embassy, Algiers, Algeria, 1962-1965; principal officer American Consulate, Tabriz, Iran, 1965-1967; political officer, 1st secretary American Embassy, Seoul, Korea, 1967-1969; political officer, 1st secretary American Embassy, Saigon, Vietnam, 1969-1971; special assistant for Vietnam Peace Negotiations, unites states department State, 1971-1973; member, Senior Seminar in Foreign Policy, 1973-1974; director, Office Control African Affairs, 1974-1975; ambassador to, Zaire, 1975-1979; ambassador-designate to, Iran, 1979; principal deputy assistant secretary for congressional relations, Department State, Washington, 1979-1981; ambassador to, Tunisia, 1982-1984; ambassador to, Saudi Arabia, 1984-1987, 1988-1989; research professor diplomacy, Georgetown University, Washington, 1987-1988; president, Meridian International Center, Washington, since 1989; special emissary for secretary general, United Nations, New York City, 1994.
Served with United States Army, 1954-1956. Member Council Foreign Relations, American Foreign Service Association, American Academy Diplomacy, Washington Institute Foreign Affairs, Middle East Institute, American Tunisian Association (honorary committee The American Committees on Foreign Relations), National Council for International Visitors (member advisory council), Metropolitan Club.
Married Sarah G. Beeson, March 16, 1957 (divorced 1981). Children: Allen Bradley, Thomas Gerard. Married Isabel K. Brookfield, November 28, 1981.