Tom C. Korologos

Tom Korologos
United States Ambassador to Belgium
In office
July 14, 2004 – February 6, 2007
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byStephen Brauer
Succeeded bySam Fox
Personal details
Born
Tom Chris Korologos

(1933-04-06)April 6, 1933
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
DiedJuly 26, 2024(2024-07-26) (aged 91)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Joy Goff
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    (died 1997)​
  • ​
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    (m. 2000; died 2023)​
Children3, including Paula Cale
EducationUniversity of Utah (BA)
Columbia University (MS)

Tom Chris Korologos (April 6, 1933 – July 26, 2024) was an American lobbyist, political advisor, and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Belgium.[1]

Early life, education

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A second generation Greek American, Korologos was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1933.[2] He had family origins from Tyros, Arcadia, in Greece. His parents, Chris T. Korologos and Irene M. Kolendrianos, are both immigrants from Arcadia, which is located in the Peloponnese region. They owned a tavern.[2]

Korologos started out as a journalist with The Salt Lake Tribune.[3] Later he worked for the New York Herald Tribune, the Long Island Press, and the Associated Press. He was a U.S. Air Force officer from 1956 to 1957. He earned his B.A. degree at the University of Utah[4] in 1956, and a M.S. degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism[4] in 1958 where he received the Grantland Rice Fellowship and a Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship.[1]

Political career

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From 1962 to 1971 Korologos worked for U.S. Senator Wallace F. Bennett of Utah. He served in the Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford presidential administrations from 1971 to 1975, and worked closely with Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush. He was co-founder of Timmons & Company, a Washington, D.C. lobbying firm.[5] He was involved in more than 300 U.S. Senate confirmations including assisting Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, Vice President Gerald Ford, Supreme Court Justices: William Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, and nominee Robert Bork, as well as several cabinet secretaries, including: Henry Kissinger, Alexander Haig, and Donald Rumsfeld.[6]

Korologos had a wide and varied Washington, D.C., experience. He served as a senior staff member in the U.S. Congress, as an assistant to two presidents in the White House, was a prominent businessman, and most recently was a senior counselor with the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Baghdad.[7] In addition, he was a long-time member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy and a charter member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors[8] that has jurisdiction over all non-military U.S. Government radio and TV broadcasting overseas. He was a strategic advisor at DLA Piper[9] in Washington, D.C.[4]

Board memberships

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Personal life and death

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Korologos was married to Joy Goff Korologos, who died from melanoma in 1997.[2] The couple had three children, Paula, Ann, and Philip. Paula, one of their daughters, is an actress who goes professionally by Paula Cale. Korologos remarried to art collector Ann McLaughlin Korologos, who was United States Secretary of Labor in the Ronald Reagan administration and who served on the boards of several major companies. Korologos was also a professional photographer who showcased his work at his second wife Ann's gallery in Basalt, Colorado.[15]

Tom C. Korologos died at his home in Washington, D.C., on July 26, 2024, at the age of 91.[2][16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Korologos, Tom C." 2001–2009.state.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Sandomir, Richard (August 7, 2024). "Tom Korologos, Sherpa of Republican Nominees, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Ambassador Price leaves post for home". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Thomas C. Korologos". www.nixonlibrary.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Tom Korologos". UVA Law − Special Collections. March 8, 1992.
  6. ^ Greenhouse, Linda; Times, Special to the New York (August 18, 1986). "Working Profile: Tom C. Korologos – Steering Nominees Over Capitol Hill". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  7. ^ "Coalition Provisional Authority | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "BBG". BBG. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  9. ^ "Tom C. Korologos − Overview | People | DLA Piper Global Law Firm". DLA Piper. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  10. ^ "Benefit shines light of hope". The Washington Times. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  11. ^ Team, Meridian International Center. "Tom C. Korologos | Meridian International Center". www.meridian.org. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  12. ^ Ahlberg, Kristin L. (January 4, 2013). Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXXVIII: Part 1, Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1973–1976. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160895302.
  13. ^ "Aspen Institute: Bill Would Streamline Appointment Process". Roll Call. June 22, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  14. ^ "Our Board − Layalina Productions". Layalina Productions. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  15. ^ Ann Korologos Gallery − Tom Korologos, artist biography
  16. ^ "Tom Chris Korologos". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Belgium
2004–2007 		Succeeded by
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