Career
He was nominated in 1990 as United States Ambassador to Burma, however his nomination was not acted upon by the United States Senate. He instead served as ambassador to Morocco.
From 1951-1985, Ambassador Vreeland served as an Operations Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. During that time, Ambassador Vreeland had the following bona fide foreign service diplomatic assignments: Political Officer, Rome (1978–1985); Political Officer, Paris (1971–1978); Political Officer, US Mission to the United Nations (1967–1971); Economic Officer, Rabat (1963–1967); Member, National Security Council, The White House (1963); Political Officer, Bonn (1960–1963); Economic Officer, Berlin (1957–1960); and, Economic Officer, US Mission to the UN European Office (1952–1957).
| Preceded by Michael Ussery |
U.S. Ambassador to Morocco 1991–1993 |
Succeeded by Marc Ginsberg |
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