Paul D. Taylor
Paul Taylor | |
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United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic | |
In office August 18, 1988 – January 9, 1992 | |
President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Lowell C. Kilday |
Succeeded by | Robert S. Pastorino |
Personal details | |
Born | Paul Daniel Taylor May 16, 1939 Warrens Corners, New York, U.S. |
Died | July 18, 2021 (aged 82) Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Children | 3 |
Education | Princeton University (BA) Harvard University (MPA) |
Paul Daniel Taylor (May 16, 1939 – July 18, 2021) was an American diplomat and academic who served as the
Early life and education
Taylor was born in the hamlet of Warrens Corners, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University in 1960 and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University in 1967.
Career
Taylor joined the
After retiring from the Foreign Service, Taylor returned to the Naval War College faculty as a researcher. While serving in this role, he edited volumes on maritime strategy that were translated into Spanish and Portuguese, becoming the college's first publication in a foreign language. Following his retirement from full-time work, he continued to teach elective courses at the Naval War College on Latin America, the Caribbean region, and international economics.[4]
Personal life
Taylor was married and had three children.[5] He lived in Newport, Rhode Island for 23 years, before moving to Hingham, Massachusetts in 2017, where he died at Linden Ponds Senior Living in July 2021.[6]
Publications
- Perspectivas sobre estratégia marítima : ensaios das Américas, a nova estratégia marítima dos EUA e comentário sobre uma estratégia cooperativa para o poder marítima no século XXI Paul D. Taylor, organizador. (Naval War College Press, 2009)
- Perspectivas sobre estrategia marítima: ensayos de las Américas, la nueva estrategia marítima de EE.UU. y comentario sobre Una estrategia cooperativa para el poder naval en el siglo XXI. (Naval War College Press, 2009).
- Perspectives on Maritime Strategy: Essays from the Americas. Paul D. Taylor, editor. (Naval War College Press, 2008).
- Latin American security challenges: a collaborative inquiry from North and South. edited by Paul D. Taylor. (Naval War College, 2004)
- Latin American futures project : summary results with a policy annex by the Naval War College (Naval War College, 2003).
- Missile defense project: International Simulation, 7–8 December 2001. (Naval War College, 2001).
- Asia & the Pacific: U.S. strategic traditions and regional realities, edited by Paul D. Taylor. (Naval War College Press, 2001)
References
- ^ Department of State-Office of the Historian
- ^ Obituary,‘‘Newport Daily News’ ‘, July 21, 2021, p. 4A.
- ^ Nomination of Paul D. Taylor to be United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, 11 April 1988
- ^ Council for International Visitors-Newport RI website
- ^ Nomination of Paul D. Taylor to be United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, 11 April 1988
- ^ Obituary, Newport Daily News, July 21, 2021, p. 4A