Thomas C. Mann

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Thomas C. Mann (Laredo, Texas, November 11, 1912 – 1999) was a diplomat who specialized in Latin American affairs, worked for the U.S. Department of State from 1942 to 1966. During the first administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower he served in a variety of posts, including two years as Ambassador to El Salvador. In late September 1957 Mann moved to Washington, DC, to become Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs. In August 1960 he became Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs where he remained until the end of the administration. President John F. Kennedy appointed Mann Ambassador to Mexico where he successfully negotiated a settlement of a boundary dispute between Mexico and the U.S. He later served in Panama during a period of intense anti-U.S. agitation. He resigned from the State Department in 1966 to return to private life.

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1934 Graduated from Baylor University
1934 - 1942 Lawyer in Laredo, Texas
1942 Joined Diplomatic Service, United States Department Of State
1942 - 1955 Held various diplomatic posts in Europe, Latin America and Washington, DC.
1955 - 1957 U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador
October 1957 - August 1960 Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
August 1960 - January 1961 Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs
1961 - 1966 Held various diplomatic posts in Latin America and Washington, DC.
June 1966 Resigned from Department of State

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Eisenhower Archives

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Robert C. Hill	United States Ambassador to El Salvador 1955 - 1957	Succeeded by Thorsten V. Kalijarvi
Preceded by Robert C. Hill	U.S. Ambassador to Mexico 1961 -1963	Succeeded by Fulton Freeman

Persondata
NAME	Mann, Thomas C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American diplomat who specialized in Latin American affairs
DATE OF BIRTH	November 11, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH	Laredo, Texas, United States
DATE OF DEATH	1999
PLACE OF DEATH