Former U.S. Ambassadors

Rudolf Vilem Perina
Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Moldova, (Septembrie 1998- October 2001)
 

Ambassador Rudolf Vilem Perina

President Clinton nominated Rudolf Vilem Perina to be U.S. Ambassador to Moldova on April 27, 1998. Mr. Perina was confirmed by the Senate on June 26 and presented his credentials to the President of Moldova on September 11, 1998.

Mr. Perina, of Los Angeles, California, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Couselor, joined the Foreign Service of the Department of State in 1974, and has specialized in Russian, East European, German and NATO affairs. He has been assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa (1975-76), the NATO Desk of the State Department (1976-78), the U.S. Embassy in Moscow (1979-81), the U.S. Mission in Berlin (1981-85), and the U.S. Mission to NATO in Brussels (1985-87). Mr. Perinahas also served as Director for European and Soviet Affairs on National Security Council Staff (1987-89), as Deputy Chairmanof teh U.S. Delegation to the Vienna Negotiations on Confidence and Security-Building measuresin Europe (1989-92), as Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade (1993-96), and as a Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs (1996-97)

Mr. Perina earned his B.A. degree at the University of Chicago and did graduate studies at Columbia University where he received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in European history. He speaks several foreign languages including Czech, Russian, German, and French.