Edward J. Perkins

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Edward J. Perkins was an American career diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and was notable for being the first Black U.S. Ambassador to apartheid-era South Africa.

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instanceOf American diplomat ⓘ
ambassador ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Department of State Distinguished Honor Award ⓘ
Presidential Distinguished Service Award ⓘ
countryOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1928-06-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2020-11-07 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Maryland ⓘ
University of Southern California ⓘ
employer United States Department of State ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Perkins ⓘ
fieldOfWork diplomacy ⓘ
international relations ⓘ
givenName Edward ⓘ
hasHonorificPrefix Ambassador ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf United States Foreign Service ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
notableFor advocacy for diversity in the U.S. Foreign Service ⓘ
being the first Black U.S. Ambassador to apartheid-era South Africa ⓘ
service as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations ⓘ
occupation ambassador ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
placeOfBirth Sterlington, Louisiana ⓘ
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C. ⓘ
positionHeld United States Ambassador to Australia ⓘ
United States Ambassador to Liberia ⓘ
United States Ambassador to South Africa ⓘ
United States Ambassador to the United Nations ⓘ
residence Washington, D.C. ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation Canberra ⓘ
Monrovia ⓘ
Pretoria ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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Madeleine Albright → precededBy_UNAmbassador → Edward J. Perkins ⓘ