Richard Huntington Melton (1935–)

Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: California, Virginia

1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Nicaragua)
   Appointed: April 1, 1988
   Presentation of Credentials: May 4, 1988
   Termination of Mission: Departure requested by the Government of Nicaragua July 11, 1988
   • Melton left post on July 12, 1988, and did not return.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Brazil)
   Appointed: November 14, 1989
   Presentation of Credentials: December 12, 1989
   Termination of Mission: Left post on December 16, 1993