James Richard Cheek
James Richard Cheek | |
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United States Ambassador to Sudan | |
| In office October 10, 1989 – August 8, 1992 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | G. Norman Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Donald K. Petterson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 27, 1936 Decatur, Georgia |
| Died | May 16, 2011 (aged 75) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Diplomat |
| Awards | Distinguished Honor Award |
James Richard Cheek (April 27, 1936 – May 16, 2011) was an American diplomat.
Life
Born in
United States Ambassador to Argentina from 1993–1996. He lived in Little Rock, Arkansas.[1]
Foreign service career
Cheek served as a career member of the Foreign Service beginning in 1962. Over the years he served in many notable positions with the
State Department
including chief of the political section from 1971–1974, congressional fellow for the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 1974 – 1975; Deputy Director for Regional Affairs in the Bureau of Near East and South Asian Affairs, 1975 – 1977; and deputy chief of mission in Montevideo, 1977 – 1979.
He has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, 1979 – 1981.
Cheek was a foreign affairs fellow at Howard University and Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 1981 – 1982; deputy chief of mission in Kathmandu, 1982 – 1985; and chief of mission and Chargé d'Affaires in Addis Ababa, 1985 – 1988.
From 1988 he was diplomat-in-residence at Howard University.[2]
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