Richard Schifter

Richard Schifter
4th Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
In office October 31, 1985 – April 3, 1992
President	Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Elliott Abrams
Succeeded by	Patricia Diaz Dennis
Personal details
Born	(1923-07-31)July 31, 1923 Vienna, Austria
Died	October 4, 2020(2020-10-04) (aged 97)
Alma mater	City College of New York (BA) Yale University (LL.B)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Unit	Ritchie Boys
Battles/wars	World War II

Richard Schifter (July 31, 1923 – October 4, 2020) was an Austrian-American attorney and diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs from 1985 to 1992.