BOARD OF DIRECTORS & OFFICERS
HARRY J. GILMORE
Director
Harry Gilmore is a retired Foreign Service Officer. In his thirty-five
year career in the United States Foreign Service, Ambassador Gilmore
held a number of senior positions. He served as the first U.S. Ambassador
to rhe Republic of Armenia from May, 1993 to July, 1995. His other
senior positions included Deputy Commandant for International Affairs,
U.S. Army War College (1991-1992) and U.S. Minister and Deputy Commandant
of the American Sector, Berlin (1987-1990). As the Chairman Allied
Minister the night the Berlin Wall opened, he worked closely with
Berlin's Governing Mayor to ensure maximum safety for the thousands
of East Berliners crossing through the Wall into West Berlin. Following
the reunufication of Germany, he served as Principal Officer of the
U.S. Embassy Office, Berlin(1990-1991).
Earlier in his Foreign Service career Mr. Gilmore served as Deputy
Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Belgrade (1981-1985) and Director,
Office of Central European Affairs, U.S. Department of State. His
other overseas postings included Munich, Moscow, Budapest and Ankara.
Mr. Gilmore's final assignments as a Foreign Service Officer were
devoted to the education and training of Foreign Service and other
U.S. Government personnel assigned abroad. He was Dean of the Senior
Seminar at the Foreign Service Institute (1996-1997) and Dean of
Area Studies (1995-1996).
Mr.Gilmore received a B.A. degree from the University of Pitsburgh.
He did graduate work in Russian and East European studies at Indiana
University and George Washington University.
Ambasssador Gilmore is married to Carol Louise Kunz. They are both
from Clairton, Pennsylvania. They have three children and five grandchildren.
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