John S. Badeau
John S. Badeau | |
|---|---|
United States Ambassador to Egypt | |
| In office July 19, 1961 – June 9, 1964 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | G. Frederick Reinhardt |
| Succeeded by | Lucius D. Battle |
| President of the American University in Cairo | |
| In office 1944–1953 | |
| Preceded by | Charles A. Watson |
| Succeeded by | Raymond F. McLain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Stothoff Badeau February 24, 1903 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 25, 1995 (aged 92) Jamesburg, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Spouse | Margaret Hathaway |
John Stothoff Badeau (February 24, 1903 – August 25, 1995) was a diplomat, engineer, minister, and scholar who served as the
Early life and education
Badeau was born in Pittsburgh in 1903.[2] He received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Union College in 1924, a bachelor of divinity degree from the New Brunswick Theological Seminary at Rutgers University in 1928, and a master's in sacred theology from Union Theological Seminary in 1936. He pursued graduate studies in Arabic and Muslim philosophy at the latter institution.[2]
As an ordained minister and missionary of the Dutch Reformed Church, Badeau moved to Iraq in 1928.[2] He was a civil and sanitary engineering missionary in Iraq, Mosul, and Baghdad from 1928 through 1935.[3][2] Badeau spoke fluent Arabic and later became a Presbyterian.[2]
Academic career
From 1936 until 1945, Badeau was dean of the faculty of arts and sciences at the recently established American University in Cairo. During World War II, Badeau went on a brief leave of absence from the University to serve as the Chief Middle East Specialist with the United States Office of War Information.[4]
In 1945, he was named the second president of the institution and served in that role until 1953. While president of the university, Badeau continued to teach religion, ethics and philosophy classes.[5] Badeau developed the University's first strategic plan and established the university's social research center with a grant from the Ford Foundation.[6] Badeau was a recipient of the Order of the Nile from President Mohamed Naguib.
In May 1964, Badeau was named as director of
Diplomatic career
In 1953, Badeau was named president of the Near East Foundation. In 1961, he was named by President of the United States John F. Kennedy as his choice for Ambassador to the United Arab Republic. While Syria had seceded from the UAR in the same year, Egypt would still be referred to as the UAR until 1971.[8]
After the Assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, Badeau informed President Lyndon B. Johnson that he wished to return to academic life. He left his post as Ambassador in 1964.[2]
Works
Badeau's various published works included "East and West of Suez" (1941) and "The Emergence of Modern Egypt" (1953), both for the
Later life and death
Badeau lived in retirement in Jamesburg, New Jersey, where he died on August 25, 1995, aged 92.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "John Stothoff Badeau profile". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g Lawrence Van Gelder (August 26, 1995). "J. S. Badeau, Former Envoy To Middle East, Dies at 92". The New York Times.
- ^ The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, by John S. Bowman. Copyright Cambridge University Press 1995.
- ^ "John S. Badeau, Oral History Interview – 2/25/1969" (PDF).
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "Former Presidents | The American University in Cairo". aucegypt.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "Founding Fellows". Middle East Studies Association. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ISBN 9780226226149.
- ^ "John S. Badeau". Foreign Affairs. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- JSTOR 1173196.