The Honorable Reginald Bartholomew
Bartholomew, wounded, speaks in Beirut in 1984
9thUnder Secretary of State for International Security Affairs
In office April 20, 1989 – July 7, 1992
Preceded by	Ed Derwinski
Succeeded by	Frank G. Wisner
5thDirector of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
In office July 1, 1979 – January 20, 1981
Preceded by	Leslie H. Gelb
Succeeded by	Richard R. Burt
16thUnited States Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
In office June 15, 1992 – March 25, 1993
Preceded by	William Howard Taft IV
Succeeded by	Robert E. Hunter
United States Ambassador to Lebanon
In office 1983–1986
Preceded by	Robert S. Dillon
Succeeded by	John Hubert Kelly
58thUnited States Ambassador to Spain
In office September 17, 1986 – March 12, 1989
Preceded by	Thomas Ostrom Enders
Succeeded by	Joseph Zappala
Personal details
Born	Reginald Bartholomew (1936-02-17)February 17, 1936 Portland, Maine, U.S.
Died	August 26, 2012(2012-08-26) (aged 76) New York City, New York, U.S.
Spouse	Rose-Anne (née Dognin)
Alma mater	Dartmouth College,University of Chicago
Occupation	United States Ambassador

Reginald Bartholomew (February 17, 1936 – August 26, 2012) was an American diplomat who served asU.S. Ambassador toLebanon (1983–1986),Spain (1986–1989), andItaly (1993–1997).^[1] He was also a member of theAmerican Academy of Diplomacy andCouncil on Foreign Relations. Additionally, he was also a member of theUnited States National Security Council staff (1977–1979).

Bartholomew earned a bachelor's degree in history and political science fromDartmouth College in 1958 and a master's degree in political science from theUniversity of Chicago.^[1] He later returned to the University of Chicago to teach social sciences and government. Bartholomew taught atWesleyan University as well, from 1964 to 1968.^[2] While there, he met and befriended current President Emeritus of theCouncil on Foreign Relations,Leslie H. Gelb, then a fellow instructor. In 1967, Gelb left to work as a policy adviser atthe Pentagon, persuading Bartholomew to join him the following year. Both occupied various departments in different roles, with Bartholomew working at the National Security Council during theCarter administration and later succeeding Gelb as the director of politico-military affairs at theState Department.^[3]

Prior to his first ambassadorship, Bartholomew spent 15 years advising presidents and secretaries of state, most notably playing a key role in theSALT II arms limitation talks with the Soviet Union in 1979.^[3]

In 1983, Bartholomew was appointed ambassador to Lebanon. In the following years, terrorists bombed the newly constructed United States Embassy, as well as a Marine barracks. The escalating violence pressured the United States to pull its troops from the region. Under Bartholomew's advisement however,President Reagan delayed ordering the withdrawal until February 1984.^[3]

Bartholomew was appointed ambassador to Spain in 1986, where he led negotiations to preserve a greatly reduced military presence. He had worked on similar negotiations before and would again later, in Italy, where he served as ambassador from 1993 to 1997.^[3]

Upon retirement, he joinedMerrill Lynch Investment Banking as Vice-chairman Europe and Chairman Italy (1997–2011).

Bartholomew died from cancer in New York City, on August 26, 2012, at the age of 76. His survivors include his wife of 56 years, Rose-Anne (née Dognin), four children, a brother, and seven grandchildren.^[4]

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