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Nomination of Jon R. Thomas To Be an Assistant Secretary of State

September 07, 1984

The President today announced his intention to nominate Jon R. Thomas to be Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters. He would succeed Dominick L. DiCarlo.

Since 1982 Mr. Thomas has been serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotic Matters. Previously, he was senior staff member of the policy planning staff at the Department of State 1980-1982; president and chief executive officer of a mid-south distributor for a five-State area for Toro lawn, golf course, and irrigation products, 1977-1980; and operations officer at the Central Intelligence Agency, 1971-1977. He was a member of the U.S. Special Forces (Green Berets), 1966-1969, and received several decorations, including the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart.

Mr. Thomas graduated from the University of Minnesota (B.A., 1970). He is married, has two children, and resides in McLean, VA. He was born January 7, 1946, in Minneapolis, MN.

Ronald Reagan, Nomination of Jon R. Thomas To Be an Assistant Secretary of State Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/261118

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