Carl Copeland Cundiff

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Carl Copeland Cundiff (March 29, 1941, New Orleans) was the American Ambassador to Niger from 1988 to 1991. [1] He was nominated by Ronald Reagan to succeed Richard Wayne Bogosian. [2]

A career foreign service officer since 1965 he served in a variety of overseas locations such as Singapore, Saigon, Vietnam, and Paris, France among other posts. [2]

Cundiff graduated from the University of the South with a B.A. in 1963) followed by several degrees from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A., 1964; M.A.L.D., 1965; Ph.D., 1968). He also attended Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, graduating with a M.P.A. in 1974. [2]

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References

  1. "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR CARL C. CUNDIFF" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 22 November 1996. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nomination of Carl Copeland Cundiff To Be United States Ambassador to Niger". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Niger
1988-1991
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