Charles A. Gillespie Jr.

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Charles A. Gillespie Jr.
United States Ambassador to Grenada
Acting
In office
February 2, 1984 – March 1984
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byLoren Lawrence
Personal details
Born(1935-03-22)March 22, 1935
La Jolla, California
, U.S.
SpouseVivian Havens (1958-2003, her death)

Charles Anthony Gillespie Jr. (March 22, 1935 – March 7, 2008) was a

United States Ambassador to Chile.[1][2]

Gillespie spent over thirty years in the United States foreign service as a specialist in

Colombian drug cartels.[1] Gillespie often received daily death threats from the Colombian cartels.[2]

Early life

Charles A. Gillespie Jr. was born on March 22, 1935, in

Career

Gillespie served as a

Gillespie served as the deputy

Grenadan Prime Minister Maurice Bishop.[1] Approximately 100 people, including 19 members of the United States armed forces were killed in the invasion.[1]

His last posting as an ambassador was to Chile towards the end of the Augusto Pinochet regime from 1988 to 1991.[1]

Gillespie headed the United States public relations task force to gain Congressional support for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).[1]

Retirement

Gillespie retired from the United States Foreign Service in 1995.[1] He became a principal member of The Scowcroft Group, an international business consulting company founded by Brent Scowcroft, the former National Security Advisor.[1]

Books

Gillespie co-authored the book Career Diplomacy: Life and Work in the U.S. Foreign Service with Harry W. Kopp. The book was published by the Georgetown University Press in October 2008.[1][3]

Death

Charles A. Gillespie Jr. died of cancer at the age of 72 on March 7, 2008, at

La Jolla, California.[2] He was survived by his children, Charles and Kristin, and three grandchildren. His wife, Vivian Havens, whom he had been married to for 45 years, died in 2003.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Woo, Elaine (2008-03-11). "Charles A. Gillespie Jr., 72; Diplomat served in Grenada, Colombia and Chile". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Charles Gillespie, longtime diplomat". Los Angeles Times. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
United States Ambassador to Grenada
United States Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Grenada

February 2, 1984 – March 1984
Succeeded by
Preceded by
United States Ambassador to Colombia

August 28, 1985 – September 19, 1988
Succeeded by
Thomas Edmund McNamara
Preceded by
Harry George Barnes Jr.
United States Ambassador to Chile

December 20, 1988 – December 10, 1991
Succeeded by