| LC control no. | no2006007336 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Dubs, Adolph, 1920-1979 |
| Variant(s) | Dubs, Spike, 1920-1979 |
| Birth date | 19200804 |
| Death date | 19790214 |
| Place of birth | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Place of death | Kabul (Afghanistan) |
| Affiliation | Beloit College United States. Navy Georgetown University Harvard University Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.) United States. Foreign Service |
| Profession or occupation | Diplomats Ambassadors |
| Found in | Department of State, U.S. Legation to Afghanistan records, ca. 1948-ca. 1989: (Adolph Dubs; ambassador to Afghanistan; assassinated while in service, February 14, 1979) WwWA, v. 7: (Adolph Dubs; b. 1920; d. 1979; deputy asst. sect. for Near East and South Asian affairs, Dept. of State, 1975-1979) OCLC, Jan. 23, 2006: (hdg.: Dubs, Adolph; usage: Adolph Dubs) Wikipedia, October 15, 2014 (Adolph "Spike" Dubs (August 4, 1920-February 14, 1979) was the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan from May 13, 1978 until his death in 1979. He was killed in an exchange of gunfire after a kidnapping attempt. Dubs was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Beloit College in 1942 with a degree in political science. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Later, he completed graduate studies at Georgetown University and foreign service studies at Harvard University and Washington University in St. Louis. He subsequently entered the United States Foreign Service as a career diplomat, and his postings included Germany, Liberia, Canada, Yugoslavia, and the Soviet Union. He became a noted Soviet expert, and in 1973-74 he served as ranking charge d'affaires at the United States Embassy in Moscow) Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training website, October 15, 2014 (Adolph "Spike" Dubs was a career diplomat who served in Germany, Liberia, and the Soviet Union. He became a noted Soviet expert, and in 1973-74 he served as charge d'affaires at Embassy Moscow. In 1978, he was appointed Ambassador to Afghanistan following a coup d'etat which brought the Soviet-aligned Khalq faction to power. On February 14, 1979, Dubs was kidnapped by armed militants posing as police. The kidnappers demanded the release of the imprisoned leader of their party. Hafizullah Amin's government refused to negotiate with the militants. Dubs was then assassinated. The ambassador had been "arrested by the Afghan government" and was being held at the Kabul Hotel) |
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