William K. Leonhart | |
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US Ambassador to Tanzania | |
In office August 22, 1962 – December 22, 1965 | |
President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
Succeeded by | John H. Burns |
US Ambassador to Yugoslavia | |
In office May 1, 1969 – October 18, 1971 | |
President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Charles Burke Elbrick |
Succeeded by | Malcolm Toon |
William K. Leonhart (1919 – 1997) was an American diplomat and the first U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania.[1] He also served as Special Assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson.