Joseph Melrose

Joseph Melrose is an American diplomat who served as United States ambassador to several countries, including Sierra Leone and Pakistan.[1] In the fall of 2006 he served as a senior area advisor on south and central Asia to the United States Mission to the United Nations.

Melrose currently serves as president of the National Model United Nations Board of Directors and is a professor of International Relations and serves as the current ambassador-in-residence at Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA.[1]

Career

Melrose served as the US ambassador to Sierra Leone during the Lomé Peace Talks that followed the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War. Melrose worked with the Sierra Leonian delegation to get them to agree to the peace accord.[2] Melrose was one of the few diplomats to stay with the US embassy in Freetown after most Americans were evacuated from the capital following the Capture of U.N. troops by the RUF.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Pakistan closer than ever to true democracy". Daily Times. April 12, 2008. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\04\12\story_12-4-2008_pg7_8. Retrieved 11 December 2010. 
  2. ^ Kelly, Micheal (July 20, 2000). "U.S. Handiwork In Sierra Leone". Jewish World Review. http://www.jewishworldreview.com/michael/kelly072000.asp. Retrieved 11 December 2010. 
  3. ^ Wolfson, Charles (May 11, 2000). "Caution Versus Chaos". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/05/10/opinion/diplomatic/main194193.shtml. Retrieved 11 December 2010.