Joseph Palmer II

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Joseph Palmer
Born(1914-06-16)June 16, 1914
DiedAugust 15, 1994(1994-08-15) (aged 80)
Alma materHarvard College
Georgetown University[1]
OccupationAmerican diplomat

Joseph Palmer II (June 16, 1914 – August 15, 1994)[2] was an American diplomat and State Department official whose career focused on U.S. relations with Africa.

Palmer entered the United States Foreign Service in 1939.[3] In 1941, he began a four-year tour of duty as consular officer in Nairobi.[3] He then served as assistant chief of the African division of the State Department in Washington, 1945–49.[3] He held various diplomatic positions in Africa throughout the 1950s.

In 1960, following agitation by Nigerian

Nigerian First Republic
was proclaimed in October 1963, Palmer was re-accredited, presenting his new credentials to the government on December 12, 1963. Palmer's tenure as Ambassador to Nigeria ended on January 16, 1964.

President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Palmer as Director General of the Foreign Service on February 16, 1964, and Palmer served in this capacity until April 10, 1966.[4]

On April 1, 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Palmer as the third U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.[5] He served in this post until July 7, 1969.

The next day, he took up his position as the

recall Ambassador Palmer on November 7, 1972.[6]

References

  1. ^ "JOSEPH PALMER II DIES". The Washington Post. 1994-08-17.
  2. ISSN 1521-5997
    . Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  3. ^ a b c "Joseph Palmer II Dies; Former U.S. Ambassador To Libya and Nigeria," The Washington Post, Aug. 17, 1994.
  4. ^ Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs. "Directors General of the Foreign Service/Directors of the Bureau of Human Resources". 2001-2009.state.gov.
  5. ^ Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs. "Assistant Secretaries of State for African Affairs". 2001-2009.state.gov.
  6. ^ James Morrison, "Embassy Row", The Washington Times, May 14, 2009.

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Government offices
Preceded by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
April 11, 1966 – July 7, 1969
Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
office established
United States Ambassador to Nigeria

1960–1964
Succeeded by
Preceded by
United States Ambassador to Libya

1969–1972
Succeeded by
no ambassador