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'''Deane Roesch Hinton''' ( |
'''Deane Roesch Hinton''' (March 12, 1923 – March 28, 2017) was an American diplomat and ambassador. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Hinton was born March 12, 1923, in [[Missoula, Montana|Fort Missoula]], [[Montana]]. He graduated from the [[University of Chicago]] in 1943 and joined the U. S. Army, serving as a 2nd Lt. during [[World War II]]. After the war he attended [[Harvard University]] from 1951 to 1952 and the [[National War College]] from 1961 to 1962. |
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A career [[Foreign Service Officer]], his postings included [[Syria]] 1946-1950,<ref>{{cite web |url= |
A career [[Foreign Service Officer]], his postings included [[Syria]] 1946-1950,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/2011/06/the_baby_and_the_baath_water.html |title=The Baby and the Baath water |author=Adam Curtis |date= 16 June 2011|work= Adam Curtis Blog- The Medium and the Message|publisher= BBC|access-date=17 June 2011}}</ref> [[Mombasa, Kenya]] 1950-1952, [[Guatemala]] 1954-1969, |
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[[France]] 1954-1955, and [[Chile]] 1969-1973. Hinton was appointed U.S. Ambassador to [[Zaire]] in 1974. Poor relations with [[Mobutu Sese Seko]] led to him being declared ''[[persona non grata]]'' on June 18, 1975.<ref>{{cite book | last = Young | first = Crawford |author2=Thomas Turner | title= The Rise and Decline of the Zairian State | location = Madison, Wisc. | publisher = University of Wisconsin Press | year = 1985 | isbn = 0-299-10110-X | oclc = 11548384 | page = 373 }}</ref> He later served as U.S. Ambassador to [[El Salvador]] in 1981-83, [[Pakistan]] in 1983-86, [[Costa Rica]] from |
[[France]] 1954-1955, and [[Chile]] 1969-1973. Hinton was appointed U.S. Ambassador to [[Zaire]] in 1974. Poor relations with [[Mobutu Sese Seko]] led to him being declared ''[[persona non grata]]'' on June 18, 1975.<ref>{{cite book | last = Young | first = Crawford |author2=Thomas Turner | title= The Rise and Decline of the Zairian State | url = https://archive.org/details/risedeclineofzai0000youn | url-access = registration | location = Madison, Wisc. | publisher = University of Wisconsin Press | year = 1985 | isbn = 0-299-10110-X | oclc = 11548384 | page = [https://archive.org/details/risedeclineofzai0000youn/page/373 373] }}</ref> He later served as U.S. Ambassador to [[El Salvador]] in 1981-83, [[Pakistan]] in 1983-86, [[Costa Rica]] from 1987 to 1990, and [[Panama]] from 1990 to 1994. He was a member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] and [[American Academy of Diplomacy]]. Hinton died on March 28, 2017.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/30/world/americas/deane-hinton-dead-american-ambassador.html?_r=0 Deane Hinton, Envoy Who Denounced Salvadoran ‘Death Squads,’ Dies at 94]</ref> |
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Hinton was no stranger to controversy. In 1949, while serving at the US embassy in Syria, he became aware of the US plan to support a coup overthrowing the democratically elected government. His prescient comment was, “I want to go on record as saying that this is the stupidest, most irresponsible action a diplomatic mission like ours could get itself involved in, and that we’ve started a series of these things that will never end.” However, the new government, led by [[Husni al-Za'im]], did the US's bidding and allowed the trans-Syrian oil pipeline, instigated talks with Israel and imprisoned left-wingers and trade unionists. He was executed in his pyjamas within the year, much as predicted by Hinton. |
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Hinton succeeded [[Robert E. White]] as ambassador to El Salvador after White was removed from his post by the [[Reagan administration]]; as a result, Hinton was seen as "the bearer of the administration's big stick". However, according to [[Joan Didion]], Hinton's public statements differed from White's "more in style than in substance".<ref name="Didion Salvador Deane Hinton"/> During Hinton's ambassadorship in El Salvador he was involved with the investigation of the [[1980 murders of U.S. missionaries in El Salvador]].<ref name="Didion Salvador Deane Hinton"/> He also investigated the [[Santa Rita massacre]], confirming the Salvadoran military's version of events and stating that "they have not tried to hide anything."<ref name=zembla>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY5tQ593g-k|title=In Cold Blood: Salvadorian Colonel who Plotted Murder has been Living in United States|publisher=Zembla|access-date=16 September 2020|date=26 September 2018}}</ref> It was later revealed that American military advisors had been present on the Salvadoran military base the attack issued from<ref name=zembla/> and that the Salvadoran officer who ordered the killings, Mario Reyes Mena, then a colonel, became a legal resident of the United States in 1987.<ref name=ap>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/b557ecbe296944cd850e99fdf40db3b2|website=AP News|title=Justice Sought for 4 Dutch Journalists Killed in El Salvador|author=Selsky, Andrew|date=24 March 2019|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Hinton was married twice before 1982. His first marriage, to an American, produced five children and ended in divorce. The second marriage was to a Chilean and ended with her death. In 1982, he was engaged to a Salvadoran named Patricia de Lopez.<ref name="Didion Salvador Deane Hinton">{{cite book |last1=Didion |first1=Joan |author-link1=Joan Didion |title=[[Salvador (book)|Salvador]] |date=1994 |publisher=Vintage International |location=New York |isbn=0679751831 |pages=87–89}}</ref> |
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According to [[Joan Didion]], he spoke with a "high Montana twang".<ref name="Didion Salvador Deane Hinton"/> |
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Latest revision as of 16:41, 13 March 2023
Deane R. Hinton | |
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U.S. Ambassador to Panama | |
In office 9 January 1990 – 12 February 1994 | |
President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Arthur H. Davis, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Oliver P. Garza |
U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica | |
In office 17 November 1987 – 4 January 1990 | |
President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Lewis Arthur Tambs |
Succeeded by | Robert O. Homme |
17th U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan | |
In office 21 November 1983 – 9 November 1986 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Ronald I. Spiers |
Succeeded by | Arnold Lewis Raphel |
U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador | |
In office 28 May 1981 – 15 July 1983 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Robert White |
Succeeded by | Thomas R. Pickering |
U.S. Ambassador to Zaire | |
In office June 20, 1974 – June 21, 1975 | |
President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Sheldon B. Vance |
Succeeded by | Walter L. Cutler |
Personal details | |
Born | Deane Roesch Hinton March 12, 1923 Fort Missoula, Montana |
Died | March 28, 2017 San Jose, Costa Rica | (aged 94)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Chicago |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Deane Roesch Hinton (March 12, 1923 – March 28, 2017) was an American diplomat and ambassador.
Biography[edit]
Hinton was born March 12, 1923, in Fort Missoula, Montana. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1943 and joined the U. S. Army, serving as a 2nd Lt. during World War II. After the war he attended Harvard University from 1951 to 1952 and the National War College from 1961 to 1962.
A career Foreign Service Officer, his postings included Syria 1946-1950,[1] Mombasa, Kenya 1950-1952, Guatemala 1954-1969, France 1954-1955, and Chile 1969-1973. Hinton was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Zaire in 1974. Poor relations with Mobutu Sese Seko led to him being declared persona non grata on June 18, 1975.[2] He later served as U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador in 1981-83, Pakistan in 1983-86, Costa Rica from 1987 to 1990, and Panama from 1990 to 1994. He was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and American Academy of Diplomacy. Hinton died on March 28, 2017.[3]
Hinton was no stranger to controversy. In 1949, while serving at the US embassy in Syria, he became aware of the US plan to support a coup overthrowing the democratically elected government. His prescient comment was, “I want to go on record as saying that this is the stupidest, most irresponsible action a diplomatic mission like ours could get itself involved in, and that we’ve started a series of these things that will never end.” However, the new government, led by Husni al-Za'im, did the US's bidding and allowed the trans-Syrian oil pipeline, instigated talks with Israel and imprisoned left-wingers and trade unionists. He was executed in his pyjamas within the year, much as predicted by Hinton.
Hinton succeeded Robert E. White as ambassador to El Salvador after White was removed from his post by the Reagan administration; as a result, Hinton was seen as "the bearer of the administration's big stick". However, according to Joan Didion, Hinton's public statements differed from White's "more in style than in substance".[4] During Hinton's ambassadorship in El Salvador he was involved with the investigation of the 1980 murders of U.S. missionaries in El Salvador.[4] He also investigated the Santa Rita massacre, confirming the Salvadoran military's version of events and stating that "they have not tried to hide anything."[5] It was later revealed that American military advisors had been present on the Salvadoran military base the attack issued from[5] and that the Salvadoran officer who ordered the killings, Mario Reyes Mena, then a colonel, became a legal resident of the United States in 1987.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Hinton was married twice before 1982. His first marriage, to an American, produced five children and ended in divorce. The second marriage was to a Chilean and ended with her death. In 1982, he was engaged to a Salvadoran named Patricia de Lopez.[4]
According to Joan Didion, he spoke with a "high Montana twang".[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Adam Curtis (16 June 2011). "The Baby and the Baath water". Adam Curtis Blog- The Medium and the Message. BBC. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ Young, Crawford; Thomas Turner (1985). The Rise and Decline of the Zairian State. Madison, Wisc.: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 373. ISBN 0-299-10110-X. OCLC 11548384.
- ^ Deane Hinton, Envoy Who Denounced Salvadoran ‘Death Squads,’ Dies at 94
- ^ a b c d Didion, Joan (1994). Salvador. New York: Vintage International. pp. 87–89. ISBN 0679751831.
- ^ a b "In Cold Blood: Salvadorian Colonel who Plotted Murder has been Living in United States". Zembla. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ Selsky, Andrew (24 March 2019). "Justice Sought for 4 Dutch Journalists Killed in El Salvador". AP News. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- This article incorporates facts obtained from: Lawrence Kestenbaum, The Political Graveyard
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