| LC control no. | n 2020025472 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Perkins, Edward J., 1928-2020 |
| Variant(s) | Perkins, Edward, 1928-2020 Perkins, Edward J. (Edward Joseph), 1928- Perkins, Edward Joseph, 1928-2020 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Liberia Ghana South Africa Australia |
| Birth date | 1928-06-08 |
| Death date | 2020-11-07 |
| Place of birth | Sterlington (La.) |
| Place of death | Washington (D.C.) |
| Field of activity | Diplomatic and consular service |
| Affiliation | University of Oklahoma United Nations United States. Department of State United States. Foreign Service United States. Army and Air Force Exchange Service University of Southern California University of Maryland (1921-1988) United States. Marine Corps United States. Army |
| Profession or occupation | Ambassadors Diplomats |
| Found in | nuc85-55211: His The priorities policy group, 1978 (hdg. on CLSU rept.: Perkins, Edward Joseph; usage: Edward J. Perkins) A vision of the future South Africa = 'n Toekomsvisie van Suid-Afrika, 1987: page 115 (Ambassador Edward J Perkins; contribution: Suth Africa and the international community : an American point of view) Preparing America's foreign policy ... c1999: CIP t.p. (Edward J. Perkins) data sheet (Perkins, Edward Joseph; b. June 8, 1928) Wikipedia WWW site, May 18, 2020 Edward J. Perkins (Edward Joseph Perkins (born June 8, 1928) is an American diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, South Africa, and the United Nations. He was later the director of the United States State Department's Diplomatic Corps) HistoryMakers WWW site, May 18, 2020 The Honorable Edward Perkins biography (Ambassador Edward Perkins was born on June 8, 1928 in Sterlington, Louisiana) Washington Post, Nov. 13, 2020: Edward J. Perkins, first Black U.S. ambassador to South Africa, dies at 92 (died Nov. 7) <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/edward-j-perkins-first-black-us-ambassador-to-south-africa-dies-at-92/2020/11/13/7ac6cfb2-2520-11eb-8672-c281c7a2c96e_story.html> University Libraries, The University of Oklahoma (website), Edward J. Perkins papers, viewed November 22, 2024: (Edward J. Perkins served for three years in the U.S. Army and 4 years in the U.S. Marines; returned to civilian life and worked for the Army and Air Force Exchange in Taipei, Okinawa, and Bangkok from 1958 to 1972; earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland, and master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Southern California; in 1978 he entered the U.S. Foreign Service and served in Ghana, twice in Liberia, South Africa, Australia and the United Nations; one of his greatest achievements was being a change agent for bringing about the peaceful end of apartheid in South Africa; served as the Director General of the U.S. Foreign Service 1989-1992; retired from the Foreign Service in 1996, then served as William J. Crowe Chair Professor and Executive Director of the International Programs Center at the University of Oklahoma until retiring in 2006; authored articles and essays and an autobiography, Mr. Ambassador: Warrior for Peace (2006); passed away November 7, 2020 in Washington, D.C., age 92) <https://archives.libraries.ou.edu/repositories/2/resources/11103> |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | n 85815024 |
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