Alan Walter Eastham, Jr (born October 16, 1951 in Dumas, Arkansas) [1] was the American Ambassador to the Congo from 2008 until 2010. He was also Ambassador to Malawi from 2005 until 2008 and U.S. Consul General in Bordeaux, France beginning in 1994. [2]
Born and raised in Dumas, Arkansas, he graduated from Hendrix College with a degree in philosophy [1] and earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. [2] He’s been a Senior Fellow in International Relations and International Programs at Hendrix. [3]
Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas. Approximately 1,000 students are enrolled, mostly undergraduates. While affiliated with the United Methodist Church, the college offers a secular curriculum and has a student body composed of people from many different religious backgrounds. Hendrix is a member of the Associated Colleges of the South.
The University of Central Arkansas is a public university in Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1907 as the Arkansas State Normal School, the university is one of the oldest in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As the state's only normal school at the time, UCA has historically been the primary source of teachers in Arkansas. It was one of about 180 "normal schools" founded by state governments to train teachers for the rapidly growing public common schools. Some closed but most steadily expanded their role and became state colleges in the early 20th century and state universities in the late 20th century.
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