Frederick Vreeland

Frederick Dalziel Vreeland (born June 24, 1927) is an American diplomat and writer. He is the son of fashion editor Diana Vreeland (1903–1989) and the banker Thomas Reed Vreeland (1899–1966).[2]

Frederick Vreeland
United States Ambassador to Morocco
In office
May 7, 1992 – March 1, 1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byMichael Ussery
Succeeded byMarc Ginsberg
Vice President of John Cabot University
In office
1989–1991
Personal details
Born (1927-06-24) June 24, 1927
Danbury, Connecticut, United States
Political partyDemocrat [1]
ChildrenNicholas Vreeland
ParentsThomas Reed Vreeland
Diana Vreeland
Alma materYale University (BA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy (Reserve)
Years of service1945–1947

Career

He was nominated in 1990 as United States Ambassador to Burma, however his nomination was not acted upon by the United States Senate. He instead served as ambassador to Morocco. From 1951 to 1985, Vreeland served as an Operations Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. During that time, Vreeland had the following bona fide foreign service diplomatic assignments: Political Officer, US Embassy Rome, Italy (1978–1985); Political Officer, US Embassy Paris, France (1971–1978); Political Officer, US Mission to the United Nations (1967–1971); Economic Officer, US Embassy Rabat, Morocco (1963–1967); Member, National Security Council, The White House (1963); Political Officer, US Embassy Bonn, West Germany (1960–1963); Economic Officer, US Mission to West Berlin (1957–1960); and, Economic Officer, US Mission to the UN European Office (1952–1957). In the Summer of 1963 he served temporarily as a member of the US National Security Agency in Washington, DC. in order to brief President John F. Kennedy in preparation for the latter's visit to Berlin in June 1963. At Kennedy's request, during one of the last of these briefings, he invented the phrase "Ich bin ein Berliner" and carefully taught the president how to pronounce those German words. This is confirmed by the Kennedy Memorial Library.[3]

References
  1. https://articles.latimes.com/2005/apr/26/nation/na-bolton26
  3. "Council of American Ambassadors Membership Frederick Vreeland" retrieved April 17, 2012 Archived 2010-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Michael Ussery		 U.S. Ambassador to Morocco
May 7, 1992 – March 1, 1993		 Succeeded by
Marc Ginsberg


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