Talk:Mark Evans Austad

Professional Reputation
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)


 * 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)

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World War II service
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)