Dick Celeste | |
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![]() 1991 portrait by Ruth Nestor | |
United States Ambassador to India | |
In office November 28, 1997 – April 25, 2001 | |
President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Frank G. Wisner |
Succeeded by | Robert Blackwill |
64th Governor of Ohio | |
In office January 10, 1983 – January 14, 1991 | |
Lieutenant | Myrl Shoemaker (Vacant 1985–1987) Paul Leonard |
Preceded by | Jim Rhodes |
Succeeded by | George Voinovich |
Director of the Peace Corps | |
In office April 27, 1979 – January 20, 1981 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Carolyn R. Payton |
Succeeded by | Loret Ruppe |
55th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
In office January 13, 1975 – January 8, 1979 | |
Governor | Jim Rhodes |
Preceded by | John Brown |
Succeeded by | George Voinovich |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 5th district | |
In office January 3, 1971 – December 31, 1974 | |
Preceded by | Mark C. Schinnerer |
Succeeded by | Francine Panehal |
12th President of Colorado College | |
In office 2002 – July 2011 | |
Preceded by | Kathryn Mohrman |
Succeeded by | Jill Tiefenthaler |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Frank Celeste November 11, 1937 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouses | |
Children | 7 |
Education | Yale University (BA) Exeter College, Oxford |
Richard Frank Celeste (born November 11, 1937) is an American former diplomat, university administrator and politician from Ohio. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 64th governor of Ohio from 1983 to 1991.