Thomas Winston Simons Jr. (born September 4, 1938) is an American diplomat and academic. He served as ambassador to Poland from 1990 to 1993, and ambassador to Pakistan from 1996 to 1998. Born in

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, Simons is of German, English and Scots-Irish descent. He attended

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and

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and is a graduate of

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and Harvard. Simons escorted

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during his tour of the Middle East and Pakistan. In 1969, he worked as a deputy to the U.S. Ambassador to Poland,

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, and assisted in making connections which eventually resulted in President

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's historic visit to China. He taught at Stanford University upon his retirement from the United States Foreign Service, and holds visiting appointments at Harvard and

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. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Simons was an adjunct professor at Brown University.

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* * * * 1938 births Living people People from Crosby, Minnesota Ambassadors of the United States to Poland Ambassadors of the United States to Pakistan Yale University alumni Harvard University alumni Stanford University faculty Brown University faculty American people of Scotch-Irish descent American people of English descent American people of German descent Karachi Grammar School alumni United States Foreign Service personnel {{US-diplomat-stub