Edward E. Masters
Edward E. Masters | |
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U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh | |
| In office October 5, 1976 – November 27, 1977 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Davis Eugene Boster |
| Succeeded by | David T. Schneider |
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| Born | June 21, 1924 Washington D.C. , U.S. |
Edward E. Masters (June 21, 1924 – March 21, 2014) was an American diplomat.
During the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66, Masters actively aided and abetted the genocide by systematically supplying lists of members of the Communist Party of Indonesia to the death squads.[1]
Early life
Masters was born on June 21, 1924, in
Career
Masters served as an intelligent analyst in the
Masters served as the chief intelligence officer of Indonesia-Malaya branch of the Intelligence Research Analysis branch Asia from 1960 to 1962. He was the head of the Thailand affairs at the State Department from 1962 to 1963.[3] He served as the deputy chief of the United States embassy in Thailand from 1971 to 1975.[2]
Masters was appointed the ambassador of the United States to Bangladesh on October 4, 1976. He left the post on November 27, 1977.[4] He was appointed ambassador to Indonesia on November 3, 1977. he served there until November 10, 1981.[4] He visited East Timor on September 14, 1977, after the Indonesian invasion.[5] He was the founding president of United States-Indonesia society, a post he held from 1994 to 2001.[6][2]
Personal life and death
Masters was married to Allene Masters.[2] He died at his home in Washington, D.C. on March 21, 2014, at the age of 89.[2]
References
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ a b c d e "EDWARD E. MASTERS's Obituary on The Washington Post". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ ISBN 9781623767662.
- ^ a b "Edward E. Masters - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ISBN 9781498502351.
- ISBN 0813331900.
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