Richard S. Williamson

Rich Williamson
Chair of the Illinois Republican Party
In office 1999–2001
Preceded by	Harold Smith
Succeeded by	Lee A. Daniels
17th Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
In office February 18, 1988 – March 19, 1989
President	Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Alan Keyes
Succeeded by	John Bolton
United States Ambassador to the United Nations International Organizations in Vienna
In office May 17, 1983 – January 15, 1985
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Bruce Chapman
Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
In office January 20, 1981 – May 17, 1983
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Gene Eidenberg
Succeeded by	Lee Verstandig
Personal details
Born	Richard Salisbury Williamson (1949-05-09)May 9, 1949 Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Died	December 8, 2013(2013-12-08) (aged 64) Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Jane Williamson
Education	Princeton University (BA) University of Virginia (JD)

Richard Salisbury Williamson (May 9, 1949 – December 8, 2013) was an American lawyer, diplomat and political advisor. He previously served as Special Envoy to Sudan under George W. Bush.^[1] Williamson was a partner at Winston & Strawn and was also Thomas J. Sharkey Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Seton Hall's Whitehead School of Diplomacy.