Carnegie Council

Jack F. Matlock is a former American ambassador, career Foreign Service Officer, a teacher, a historian, and a linguist. He was a specialist in Soviet Affairs during some of the most tumultuous years of the Cold War, and served as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1987-1991.

His books include Reagan and Gorbachev: How the Cold War Ended (2004).

Resources by this Author:

• Arms Control
• Jackson-Vanik: Time for Reconsideration?
• Jackson-Vanik: Time for Reconsideration?
• Jackson-Vanik: Time for Reconsideration?
• The Collapse of the Soviet Union: Thoughts on the 20th Anniversary
• Ambassador Jack Matlock on the 1991 Soviet Coup Attempt
• Superpower Illusions: How Myths and False Ideologies Led America Astray--and How to Return to Reality
• Superpower Illusions: How Myths and False Ideologies Led America Astray--and How to Return to Reality
• Superpower Illusions: How Myths and False Ideologies Led America Astray--and How to Return to Reality
• David Speedie Interviews Jack Matlock on Russia
• David Speedie Interviews Jack Matlock