Richard Noyes Viets (born November 10, 1930) represented the United States as Ambassador to

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...

in 1979,

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

in 1981, and nominated to be Ambassador to

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

in 1987 but the Senate did not act upon his nomination. While his nomination was being considered by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Jesse Helms and

Claiborne Pell Claiborne de Borda Pell (November 22, 1918 – January 1, 2009) was an American politician and writer who served as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was the sponsor of the 1972 bill that reformed the Basic ...

locked horns. Helms had several issues with Viets including “grievances filed against Mr. Viets by three junior diplomats and allegations that he may not have paid taxes owed in the United States.”

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Nomination of Richard Noyes Viets To Be United States Ambassador to Portugal
* ttp://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=43908 Nomination of Richard Noyes Viets To Be United States Ambassador to Jordan 1930 births Living people Ambassadors of the United States to Tanzania Ambassadors of the United States to Jordan United States Foreign Service personnel {{US-diplomat-stub