Albert Peter Burleigh (born March 7, 1942) is an American diplomat who worked as a Foreign Service Officer and joined the American Academy of Diplomacy.

Albert Peter Burleigh was born on March 7, 1942, in Los Angeles, California.

He graduated from Hollywood High School and then Colgate University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1963.

[1] Burleigh was a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal from 1963 to 1965, during which time he mastered the Nepali language.

[2] In addition to Nepali, he speaks Bengali, Hindi, and Sinhalese.