Theodore E. Gildred
Theodore E. Gildred | |
|---|---|
 Gildred in 1993 | |
| United States Ambassador to Argentina | |
| In office November 6, 1986 – May 31, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Frank V. Ortiz, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Terence A. Todman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Theodore Edmonds Gildred October 18, 1935 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | January 3, 2019 (aged 83) Montana, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Heidi Coppin Gildred |
| Children | 6 |
| Residence(s) | Ranch Santa Fe, California |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupation | developer, banker |
| Profession | Diplomat, Businessman |
Theodore Edmonds Gildred Jr. (October 18, 1935 – January 3, 2019) was a Mexican-born American businessman and diplomat.
Life
Gildred was born in Mexico City. He served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1959, where he was stationed in Germany, and the United States Air Force Reserve from 1959 to 1969, in which he became a captain.[1][2] He graduated from Stanford University in 1959. In 1960, he studied at the Sorbonne, and the Heidelberg University.[1]
From 1986 to 1989, he was United States Ambassador to Argentina.[3][4]
He developed Lomas Santa Fe community development and Country Club, and founded the Gildred Foundation to support Latin American studies at Stanford University and University of California, San Diego.[5]
A pilot, Gildred was, like his father before him, inducted into the San Diego Air & Space Museum Hall of Fame.[6]
He died in Montana on January 3, 2019, at the age of 83. He had been ill for some time.[6]
Family
In December 1961, he married Suzanne Gail Green of Newport Beach, California. They had four children: Theodore E. Gildred III, Jennifer Lynne Gildred, Edward Ames Gildred, John Taylor Gildred. They divorced in 1974. In 1979, he married Stephanie Ann Moscini. They had two children: Tory Boughton Gildred and Stephen Eckert Gildred. They divorced in 1990. In 1994, he married Heidi Dunn. They remained married until his death, and lived in San Diego, California.
References
- ^ a b "Ronald Reagan: Nomination of Theodore E. Gildred To Be United States Ambassador to Argentina". Presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-30. Archived 2018-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ambassadorial Nomination to Argentina for Theodore E. Gildred", United States Department of State, Report for the Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate.
- ^ "Theodore E. Gildred - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". History.state.gov. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR THEODORE E. GILDRED" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 26 April 1990. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Frammolino, Ralph (1986-09-20). "S.D. Developer Named as Ambassador to Argentina". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-05-30. [1]
- ^ a b "U. S. Ambassador Theodore Edmonds Gildred Dies at 83". Institute of the Americas. 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-04-05. Archived 2020-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- "The Lomas Santa Fe Group Staff Profiles". Lsfg.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Gildred (Theodore E.) Personal Papers". Oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.