Weston Adams (diplomat)

Weston Adams
1984
United States Ambassador to Malawi
In office 1984–1986
President	Ronald Reagan
South Carolina House of Representatives
In office 1972–1974
Personal details
Born	(1938-09-16) September 16, 1938 Columbia, South Carolina
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Nelson Adams (m. 1962–present)
Children	Robert Adams VI Weston Adams III Daniel Wallace Adams-Riley Julian Adams II
Alma mater	University of South Carolina A.B. University of South Carolina School of Law LL.B. University of South Carolina Honorary Doctorate
Committees	Select Committee on Crime of the U.S. House of Representatives Presidential Elector, U.S. Electoral College U.S. National Commission to UNESCO
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Air Force United States Air Force Reserve Military Department of The State of South Carolina
Years of service	1963–1966 1966-1973 2000–2010
Rank	Major-United States Air Force Major General-Military Department of The State of South Carolina

Weston Adams II (born September 16, 1938) is an American diplomat, politician, and lawyer born (1938) in Columbia, South Carolina.^[1]

Biography

After graduation from the University of South Carolina and the University of South Carolina School of Law, Adams served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of The United States Air Force, with the rank of major general. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives, and then served as Associate Counsel to the Select Committee on Crime of the U.S. House of Representatives. He served as a member of the United States Presidential Delegation to the Inauguration of the President of the Dominican Republic in 1982. Adams served as a presidential elector in the U.S. Electoral College in 1980. He served on the U.S. National Commission to UNESCO from 1982–1984.^[2]

Under President Ronald Reagan, Adams served as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Malawi in southern Africa from 1984-1986.^[2] As of 2016 he was a member of the Wilson Council of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Adams is the managing partner of the Weston Adams Law Firm in Columbia, South Carolina, and owner of Solar Filmworks as a film producer. He produced and wrote the feature film, The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams (2007) with his son Julian Adams. The film is about Confederate Captain Robert Adams II, his great grandfather.

Honors

In 2006 Adams was made Knight of Grace in The Venerable Order of Saint John by Queen Elizabeth II.

In 2007 The University of South Carolina awarded Adams with an honorary doctoral degree.

Adams was granted the Order of the Palmetto by the Governor of South Carolina in 1974.^[2]

Adams was made Knight Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of The Holy Trinity (Imperial Ethiopia), and was made Knight Grand Cross of The Imperial Order of Emperor Menelik II (Order of Menelik II, Imperial Ethiopia), by Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.^[3][4]

Adams is a direct descendant of Betsy Ross's sister and is a scholar on Betsy Ross.^[5]

Notes and references

References

• Venerable Order of Saint John - Weston Adams
• Weston Adams Law Firm
• Council of American Ambassadors: Weston Adams
• Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: Weston Adams
• The American Presidency Project: President Ronald Reagan's Nomination of Weston Adams
• The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams Official Site

External links

• Weston Adams Law Firm
• Council of American Ambassadors: Weston Adams
• Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: Weston Adams
• The American Presidency Project: President Ronald Reagan's Nomination of Weston Adams
• The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams Official Site