Nomination of Harry E. Bergold To Be United States Ambassador to Morocco

The President today announced his intention to nominate Harry E. Bergold, of Florida, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco. He would succeed Thomas Anthony Nassif.

Mr. Bergold entered the Foreign Service as an international economist in the Department of State in 1957. He was third secretary in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1959-1961, and second secretary in Mexico City, 1961-1963. He then returned to the Department of State, where he served as the desk officer for Mexico, 1964-1966. From 1967 to 1972, Mr. Bergold was politico-military officer in Madrid, Spain, and political counselor in Panama, 1972. In 1973, he was detailed to the Department of Defense, first as Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and NATO Affairs, 1973; then as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, 1976. He served as Director for International Affairs of the White House energy staff, 1977, and was then detailed to the Department of Energy as Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, 1978-1979. From 1980 to 1983, he was Ambassador to Hungary. He was Ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua, 1984-1987. Since 1987 Mr. Bergold has been diplomat-in-residence at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC.

Mr. Bergold graduated from Yale University (B.A., 1953; M.A., 1957). He was born November 11, 1931, in Olean, NY. He served in the United States Army, 1954-1956. He is married and resides in Washington, DC.