The President today announced his intention to nominate Richard Murphy to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, vice Robert Neumann who has resigned.
Mr. Murphy, a career Foreign Service ofricer, is currently concluding his assignment as Ambassador to the Philippines. He has had extensive experience in the Middle East, previously serving as Ambassador to Syria. Mr. Murphy also served as Ambassador to Mauritania in 1971-73. His other assignments include Aleppo, Jidda (political officer), and Amman.
Mr. Murphy graduated from Harvard (1951) and Cambridge University (1953). He is married to the former Anne Cook.
Ronald Reagan, Nomination of Richard Murphy To Be United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/246699