Edward J. Perkins

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Edward Joseph Perkins (born 1928 in Sterlington, Louisiana), U.S. diplomat. He served as U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, South Africa, and the United Nations 1992-1993. He was later Director of the US State Department's Diplomatic Corps.

He earned his B.A. from the University of Maryland and his M.A. and Doctor of Public Administration from the University of Southern California. After serving in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, he served numerous positions in the Department of State and Foreign Service. He was appointed ambassador to Liberia in 1985, and in 1986 was appointed ambassador to South Africa, where he would serve until 1989. He returned home to serve in the State Department until 1992, when he was appointed ambassador to the United Nations and U.S. Representative to the U.N. Security Council. In 1993 he was appointed representative to the Commonwealth of Australia, where he served until 1996 before retiring at the rank of Career Minister in the United States Foreign Service.

Currently he teaches at the University of Oklahoma where he serves as the William J. Crowe Chair and Executive Director of the International Programs Center.

Preceded by: Thomas R. Pickering	U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. 1992 – 1993	Succeeded by: Madeleine Albright

Preceded by: Melvin F. Sembler	U.S. Ambassador to Australia 1993-1996	Succeeded by: Genta H. Holmes

United States Ambassadors to the United Nations	↓
Stettinius • Johnson • Austin • Lodge • Wadsworth • Stevenson • Goldberg • Ball • Wiggins • Yost • Bush • Scali • Moynihan • Scranton • Young • McHenry • Kirkpatrick • Walters • Pickering • Perkins • Albright • Richardson • Burleigh • Holbrooke • Cunningham • Negroponte • Danforth • Patterson • Bolton	↓