Richard Joseph Bloomfield (August 27, 1927 – November 22, 2011) was a career Foreign Service Officer who served asUnited States Ambassador to Ecuador (1976–1978) andUnited States Ambassador to Portugal (1978–1982).^[3] After retiring from the US Foreign Service in 1982 he became executive director of theWorld Peace Foundation (1982–1992).

After graduating from theEdmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in 1950 and serving in the US Air Force, Bloomfield joined the US Foreign Service in 1952.^[4] As well as various postings in Latin America he was Director of the Office of Policy Planning and Coordination at theBureau of Inter-American Affairs (1973 - 1976),^[4] before being appointedUnited States Ambassador to Ecuador (1976 - 1978) andUnited States Ambassador to Portugal (1978 - 1982).^[5]

After retiring from the US Foreign Service in 1982 Bloomfield became executive director of theWorld Peace Foundation (1982 - 1992), before becoming a senior visiting fellow atBrown University.^[5]

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