▁relations ▁from ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁and ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁ ▁Diplom atic ▁career ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Ped ers en ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations . ▁He ▁served ▁at ▁the ▁U . N . ▁under ▁five ▁amb ass adors , ▁including ▁Henry ▁Cab ot ▁L odge ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Ad la i ▁Stevens on . ▁From ▁January ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁until ▁July ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Ped ers en ▁served ▁as ▁Coun sel or ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁State , ▁during ▁the ▁N ixon ▁Administration . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁his ▁ph ones ▁were ▁bug ged ▁by ▁the ▁N ixon ▁White ▁House , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁investigate ▁le aks ▁about ▁the ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁Camb odia . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Hung ary ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Ped ers en ▁was ▁appointed ▁United ▁States ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Hung ary , ▁and ▁he ▁presented ▁his ▁credentials ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁post ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁American ▁University ▁of ▁C airo ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁until ▁