Lewis Arthur Tambs
1985, on right, with Ronald Reagan
United States Ambassador to Colombia
In office
May 2, 1983  February 15, 1985
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byThomas D. Boyatt
Succeeded byCharles A. Gillespie Jr.
United States Ambassador to Costa Rica
In office
August 1, 1985  January 1, 1987
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byCurtin Winsor Jr.
Succeeded byDeane R. Hinton
Personal details
Born(1927-07-07)July 7, 1927
San Diego
DiedOctober 19, 2017(2017-10-19) (aged 90)
Tempe, Arizona
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
University of California, Santa Barbara

Lewis Arthur Tambs (July 7, 1927 — October 19, 2017)[1] was an American ambassador to Colombia from 19831985 and Costa Rica from 19851987.[2][3][4] Tambs was born in San Diego, California.[2]

References

  1. "Lewis A Tambs". Arizona Republic. October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Nomination of Lewis Arthur Tambs to be United States Ambassador to Colombia | the American Presidency Project".
  3. "Nomination of Lewis Arthur Tambs to be United States Ambassador to Costa Rica | the American Presidency Project".
  4. "Lewis Arthur Tambs - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".


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