Richard Huntington Melton (born 1935) is an American former diplomat who was a career Foreign Service Officer, serving as the U.S.
[1] Within hours of his arrival in Managua, the state-run radio station accused Meldon of being a CIA agent.
In a letter to Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Brockmann wrote, "Melton represented 'the Reagan Government's total disregard of the most elemental norms of international coexistence.
'"[3] Ronald Reagan ordered Melton and eight others to leave the Embassy "for abusing their privileges of residence."
The embassy remained open with Ronald D. Godard as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.