Morris Draper | |
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U.S. Consul General in Jerusalem | |
In office 1986–1988 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Wat T. Cluverius IV |
Succeeded by | Philip Wilcox Jr. |
Morris Draper (February 18,1928-April 2005) [1] was a US diplomat who served as United States Consul General in Jerusalem from February 1986 to 1988. [2]
He also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs,Death of Ambassador Morris Draper (1981-1983) and participated in the Camp David Peace Accorda negotiations in 1979. [3]
Draper,born February 18,1928,in San Francisco, [4] attended the University of Southern California. [5] The New York Times said the University of California. [4]
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