Deane R. Hinton

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Deane Roesch Hinton
Deane R. Hinton

In office
28 May 1981 – 15 July 1983
President Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Robert White
Succeeded by Thomas R. Pickering

In office
November 17, 1987 – January 4, 1990
President Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Lewis Arthur Tambs
Succeeded by Robert O. Homme

In office
January 9, 1990 – February 12, 1994
President George H. W. Bush
Preceded by Arthur H. Davis, Jr.
Succeeded by Oliver P. Garza

Born 1923
Fort Missoula, Montana
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Chicago

Deane Roesch Hinton (born 1923) was a career U.S. diplomat and ambassador.

Hinton was born 12 March 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, 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. [1]

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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ 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. 
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