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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 |
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| Born | Deane Roesch Hinton March 12, 1923 Fort Missoula, Montana |
| Died | March 28, 2017 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Deane Roesch Hinton (March 12, 1923 - March 28, 2017) was a career American diplomat and ambassador.
Biography
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 1951–52 and the National War College from 1961-62.
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 1987–90, and Panama from 1990-94. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and American Academy of Diplomacy. Hinton died on March 28, 2017 at the age of 94.
References
- ^ 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.
- This article incorporates facts obtained from: Lawrence Kestenbaum, The Political Graveyard
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