Harry E. Bergold Jr.
Harry E. Bergold, Jr. (November 11, 1931 Olean, New York[1] - May 16, 1995 Paris, France) was “an official and diplomat who provided information to journalists that led to the discovery that U.S. government funds were being sent illegally to anti-Sandinista fighters in Nicaragua.”[2]
Bergold was the American Ambassador to Hungary and Nicaragua “before his career was cut short by conservatives in the Senate.”[2] A year after he returned from Nicaragua, Ronald Reagan nominated him to be ambassador to Morocco. Senator Jesse Helms and several others felt “Bergold had not been sufficiently tough on the leftist contras during his tenure in Managua, objected to his nomination and defeated it.” He also provides vital information Oliver North and his supporters helped defeat his nomination.[2]
Bergold earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale in 1953, served in the Army, and then returned to Yale to earn a Master of Arts degree in 1957. He died at his home in Paris and had been suffering from cancer.[2]
References[]
- ^ Kinzer, Stephen (May 17, 1995). "Harry Bergold, Ex-Envoy to Nicaragua, Dies at 63". The New York Times. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "FORMER U.S. DIPLOMAT HARRY BERGOLD, 63". Chicago Tribune. May 22, 1995. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
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