Jack F. Matlock Jr.

Jack F. Matlock Jr.
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union
In office April 6, 1987 – August 11, 1991
President	Ronald Reagan George H.W. Bush
Preceded by	Arthur A. Hartman
Succeeded by	Robert S. Strauss
United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia
In office September 28, 1981 – September 20, 1983
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Francis J. Meehan
Succeeded by	William H. Luers
Personal details
Born	Jack Foust Matlock Jr. (1929-10-01) October 1, 1929 (age 95) Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Spouse(s)	Rebecca Matlock ​ (m. 1949)​
Alma mater	Duke University Columbia University
Profession	Politician, foreign officer, educator, historian, linguist

Jack Foust Matlock Jr. (born October 1, 1929)^[1] is an American former ambassador, career Foreign Service Officer, a teacher, a historian, and a linguist. He was a specialist in Soviet affairs during the years of the Cold War, and served as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1987 to 1991 during the Presidency of Ronald Reagan.

References

1. Hearings, United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, 1971.

Other websites

• JackMatlock.com website and blog
• Matlock Appearances on C-SPAN
  • Booknotes interview with Matlock on Reagan and Gorbachev: How the Cold War Ended, September 26, 2004. Archived November 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine