Middle Eastern Diplomat Robert Pelletreau Abandons UES Post
Robert Pelletreau adapted to life in Bahrain, Tunisia and Egypt during his long career as an ambassador and diplomat, but apparently the one place he never adjusted to was Lenox Hill.
Mr. Pelletreau and wife Pamela, who is also deeply involved in Middle Eastern affairs (so was a Middle Eastern co-director of Search for Common Ground), have sold their three-bedroom, three-bath co-op at 401 East 65th Street. The Pelletreaus bought the 16th-floor apartment for $1.5 million in 2007, , according to city records. They must have been eager to sell as they listed the apartment for just $1.3 million this March—a decision that seems out of character a man who built a career on making carefully-considered moves. Read More
