John P. Blane
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)John Propst Blane | |
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| 13th United States Ambassador to Rwanda | |
| In office November 9, 1982 – July 16, 1985 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Harry R. Melone Jr. |
| Succeeded by | John Edwin Upston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 15, 1929 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | April 13, 2012 (aged 82) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Spouse | Dianne Blane |
| Education | University of Tennessee (BA, MA) University of Vienna Northwestern University |
| Profession | Diplomat |
John Propst Blane (July 15, 1929 – April 13, 2012) was an American diplomat. He was the Principal Officer and Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to the Republic of Chad at the U.S. Embassy in
United States Ambassador to Rwanda from 1982 to 1985 and Chad from September 1985 to October 1988.[2]
Biography
Blane was born in 1929 in
Environmental Protection Agency from 1975 to 1977. He became Deputy Chief of Mission in Nairobi, Kenya, from 1977 to 1980. From 1980 to 1981, Blane was a member of the executive seminar in national and international affairs at the Foreign Service Institute. He was a member of the United States delegation to the 36th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City
in 1981.
Blane was the Chargé d'Affaires in
Libya-Chad conflict
. He left that post on October 4, 1988.
Blane's foreign languages were German and French. He was married to Dianne Blane (Metzger), and had two children.
Blane died April 13, 2012, at his home in Birmingham, Alabama.[5]
References
- ^ "Office of the Historian - Countries - Chad". History.state.gov. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ "Nominations & Appointments, July 19, 1985". Reagan.utexas.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Blandford to Blazicek". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ http://www.adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Blane,%20John%20Propst.toc.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "JOHN PROPST BLANE III Obituary: View JOHN BLANE's Obituary by The Birmingham News". Obits.al.com. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
External links
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Chad
- United States Department of State: Chad
- United States Embassy in N'Djamena
This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
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