Nomination of Harry E. Bergold, Jr., To Be United States Ambassador to Nicaragua

The President today announced his intention to nominate Harry E. Bergold, Jr., of Florida, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, as the Ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua. He would succeed Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton.

Mr. Bergold served in the United States Army in 1954-1956. In 1957 he entered the Foreign Service as an international economist in the Department. He was economic officer in Tegucigalpa (1959-1962) and political officer in Mexico, D.F. (1962-1964). In the Department he was international relations officer, then foreign affairs officer in 1964-1967. He was political officer in Madrid (1967-1972) and in Panama (1972-1973). He was on detail to the Department of Defense as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense in 1973-1976. In 1977-1979 he was on detail to the Department of Energy as Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs. In 1980-1983 he was Ambassador to Hungary.

Mr. Bergold graduated from Yale University (A.B., 1953; M.A., 1957). His foreign language is Spanish. He was born November 11, 1931, in Olean, NY.