Daniel H. Simpson
Daniel H. Simpson | |
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| Born | Daniel Howard Simpson July 9, 1939 Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | June 6, 2022 (aged 82)[1] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Daniel Howard Simpson (July 9, 1939 – June 6, 2022) [2] was an American Foreign Service Officer. He was the United States Ambassador to the Central African Republic (1990–92),[2] Special Envoy to Somalia[3] and the United States Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1995–98)[2] as well as undertaking other overseas assignments in Burundi, South Africa, Zaire (on three separate occasions) Iceland, Lebanon and Bosnia-Herzegovina.[4] He also served as the Deputy Commandant of the United States Army War College[3] and on the Board of directors as the Vice President of the National Defense University for the United States Institute of Peace.[5]
Before joining the United States Foreign Service and becoming a diplomat in 1966, Simpson studied English literature at Yale University and African studies at Northwestern University,[3] before travelling Africa to teach at the Eghosa Anglican Boys’ School in Benin City, Nigeria,[4] and at the Libyan Army Military College in Benghazi, Libya.[3]
After retirement from the Department of State in 2001, Simpson has been a writer and columnist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Blade[3] as well as a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Obituary. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 6, 2022.
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- 1939 births
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- People from Wheeling, West Virginia
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- Ambassadors of the United States to the Central African Republic
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