Dick Carlson, Father Of Tucker Carlson, Was An Amazing Man, 6 Years As Voice of America

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Dick Carlson

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Dick Carlson
United States Ambassador to Seychelles
In office October 1, 1991 – July 5, 1992
President	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	James B. Moran
Succeeded by	Mack F. Mattingly
Director of United States Information Agency
In office March 1, 1985 – November 10, 1986
President	Ronald Reagan
Personal details
Born	Richard Boynton February 10, 1941 (age 79) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Lisa McNear Lombardi ​ ( m. 1967; div. 1976) Patricia Caroline Swanson ​ ( m. 1979)
Children	2 (including Tucker)
Alma mater	University of Mississippi
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1958–1962

Richard Warner Carlson (born Richard Boynton; February 10, 1941) is a former American journalist, who was director of the Voice of America during the last six years of the Cold War. At the same time, he led Radio Marti broadcasting to Cuba, and was director of the U.S. Information Agency and the USIA Documentary Film Service.^[1] Carlson has also been a newspaper and wire service reporter, a magazine writer, a TV and radio correspondent and a documentary filmmaker. He is the father of conservative pundit Tucker Carlson.