Charles R. Baquet III | |
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5th United States Ambassador to Djibouti | |
In office October 10, 1991 –December 9, 1993 | |
Preceded by | Robert South Barrett IV |
Succeeded by | Martin L. Cheshes |
Personal details | |
Born | New Orleans,Louisiana,U.S. | December 24,1941
Education | Xavier University of Louisiana (BA) Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (MA) |
Profession | Diplomat |
Charles R. Baquet III (born December 24,1941 in New Orleans,Louisiana) [1] was an American Career Foreign Service Officer who served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Djibouti from 1991 until 1993. [2] He served as the Deputy Director of the U.S. Peace Corps in South Africa. [3]
Baquet attended public schools in New Orleans and earned a B.A. in history from Xavier University in New Orleans in 1963. In 1975,he earned his M.A. in public administration from the Maxwell School of Government at Syracuse University. [1]
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