Joseph Palmer II
Joseph Palmer | |
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Born | June 16, 1914 |
Died | August 15, 1994 | (aged 80)
Alma mater | Harvard College Georgetown University[1] |
Occupation | American 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
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
References
- ^ "JOSEPH PALMER II DIES". The Washington Post. 1994-08-17.
- ISSN 1521-5997. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- ^ a b c "Joseph Palmer II Dies; Former U.S. Ambassador To Libya and Nigeria," The Washington Post, Aug. 17, 1994.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs. "Assistant Secretaries of State for African Affairs". 2001-2009.state.gov.
- ^ James Morrison, "Embassy Row", The Washington Times, May 14, 2009.
External links
- Investment Guarantee Agreement Between the United States and Nigeria, signed by Ambassador Palmer in 1962[permanent dead link]
- Photo in the Jan. 1965 issue of The Rotarian shows Palmer being presented with a medal from the Rotary Club of Lagos
- Photo in the Sept. 1965 issue of Negro World show Palmer congratulating Howard Thurman on his retirement
- Spread in Oct. 1968 Ebony magazine contains photo of Ambassador Palmer speaking with Zambian diplomats