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Leonard S. Unger


10th United States Ambassador to the Republic of China
In office May 25, 1974 – January 19, 1979
President	Richard M. Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Walter P. McConaughy
Succeeded by	William Andreas Brown (Chief of mission)
8th United States Ambassador to Thailand
In office October 4, 1967 – November 19, 1973
President	Lyndon B. Johnson Richard M. Nixon
Preceded by	Graham A. Martin
Succeeded by	William R. Kintner
6th United States Ambassador to Laos
In office July 25, 1962 – December 1, 1964
President	John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Winthrop G. Brown
Succeeded by	William H. Sullivan

Personal details
Born	Leonard Seidman Unger (1917-12-17)December 17, 1917 San Diego, California
Died	June 3, 2010(2010-06-03) (aged 92) Sebastopol, California
Occupation	Diplomat

Leonard Seidman Unger (December 17, 1917 – June 3, 2010) was a diplomat and United States Ambassador to Laos (1962–64), Thailand (1967–73), and was the last US ambassador to the Republic of China (Taiwan) (1974–79).

Personal life

Unger was born in San Diego, California and graduated from Harvard College with a Bachelor of Arts in 1939. He was the co-author of The Trieste negotiations and co-editor of Laos : beyond the revolution. After retiring from the foreign service, he taught at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He died on June 3, 2010, in Sebastopol, California.

Unger was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Council on Foreign Relations. He began his career in government as a part of the National Resources Planning Board. He was also the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs in the Johnson administration. and the head of the Interdepartmental Vietnam Coordinating Committee, a committee set up by President Johnson to explore various 'use of force' options in the period before United States involvement in the Vietnam war escalated. Prior to his involvement in South-East and East Asia, Unger was the United States Political Advisor to the Free Territory of Trieste.

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded byWinthrop G. Brown	United States Ambassador to Laos 1962–1964	Succeeded byWilliam H. Sullivan
Preceded byGraham A. Martin	United States Ambassador to Thailand 1967–1973	Succeeded byWilliam R. Kintner
Preceded byWalter McConaughy	United States Ambassador to the Republic of China on Taiwan 1974–1979	Succeeded byWilliam Andreas Brown (Chargé d'affaires)

v t e United States ambassadors to China
Great Qing Empire
Commissioner	Cushing (Envoy) Everett Davis Parker (chargé d’affaires) Marshall McLane Parker
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Reed Ward Burlingame Browne Low Avery Seward Angell Young Denby Conger Rockhill Calhoun
Republic of China (Beijing/Nanjing)
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Calhoun Reinsch Crane Schurman MacMurray Johnson
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Johnson Gauss Hurley Stuart
Republic of China (Taipei)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Rankin Drumright Kirk Wright McConaughy Unger
People's Republic of China
Chiefs of the U.S. Liaison Office in Beijing	Bruce Bush Gates Woodcock
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Woodcock Hummel Lord Lilley Roy Sasser Prueher Randt Huntsman Locke Baucus Branstad Burns
See also: American Institute in Taiwan