Charles James (diplomat)

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Charles Alexander James (born June 6, 1922 in Washington, DC ) is an American lawyer and diplomat .

Life

The African American Charles James was orphaned at an early age . He spent his childhood in various foster homes until he moved to an aunt in Philadelphia , where he attended public schools. He attended Westchester State Teachers College for a year before serving in the United States Navy for three years during World War II . James received a Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College in 1949 and a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1952 , where he was one of the earliest African American students.

He then practiced as a lawyer in Sacramento and Stockton for ten years . He was the first non- white attorney in San Joaquin County . He also served as President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for California and Nevada . James became Assistant Attorney General for California in 1962 . From 1964 he worked in leading positions for the Peace Corps in Ghana and Uganda , followed by administrative activities for the United States Agency for International Development in Thailand and Vietnam .

James joined the United States Department of State in 1974 , where he served as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs until 1976 and headed the United States delegation to the Economic Commission for Africa . In 1976, President Gerald Ford appointed Charles James to succeed Douglas Heck as United States Ambassador to Niger . In this capacity he was replaced by James Bishop in 1979 . In the same year he retired from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

James later worked again for the United States Agency for International Development, in 1981 in Pakistan , and again in 2004 for the Peace Corps in Ghana. In 2005 he moved to the Philippines .

Charles James is married with four children.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Julie Kay: Ambassador Charles James become a director in the nascent Peace Corps in Ghana. In: Peace Corps Online. October 2, 2004, accessed February 21, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Linda Lewis: James, Charles A. (1922–). In: BlackPast.org. Accessed January 5, 2018 .
  3. ^ Chiefs of Mission for Niger. Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State, accessed January 5, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME James, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES James, Charles Alexander (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American attorney and diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH June 6, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Washington, DC