Talk:Mark Evans Austad

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Professional Reputation[edit]

I believe it is noteworty to include some mention of the following. According to a Thursday, May 28, 2009 article on Slate,

Reagan's appointee to Norway, Mark Austad, was known for getting drunk and chasing women around. "We had to get rid of him," says [Ronald] Spiers, who handled State Department personnel at the time.

Note, as stated in the article above, Ronald Spiers is a lifelong member of the U.S. foreign service and a former ambassador to Turkey and Pakistan.

Anyone care to opine on the merits of including some mention of the above or a plausable reason for not including same? --Crusher1 (talk) 18:46, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I only wish this article gave more information, since this comment is made in passing and doesn't go into any detail. Can anyone help provide context?

When did Spiers say this? Was there an interview with more information?
Did Spiers actually say Austad got drunk and chased women? (It isn't in this quote.)
Are specific incidents known where Austad got drunk or chased women?
Is this a misunderstood reference to the 1983 late-night door knocking incident?
Was there another side to the story? ——Rich jj (talk) 16:19, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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World War II service[edit]

Although Austad served in the United States Army during World War II, no reliable sources found as of yet state that he served overseas in a war zone during the war. More specifically, the sources do not establish defining role in World War II. Accordingly, "Category:American army personnel of World War II" was removed from the article. Semper Fi! FieldMarine (talk) 12:45, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]