Richard Newton Holwill

Richard Newton Holwill (born October 9, 1945 Shreveport, Louisiana) served as the American Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ecuador for 16 months from July 1988 until November 1989, ^[1] replacing Fernando Enrique Rondon. He had been Deputy Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs at the Department of State since 1983. ^{[2] [3]}

Holwill graduated from Louisiana State University (B.A., 1968) and served in the United States Marine Corps from 1969 until 1971. ^[2]

Career

Holwill has held several positions outside of the federal government including being a member of the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Commission, vice president of government information for The Heritage Foundation, vice president of Energy Decisions, Inc. as well as consultant and managing editor of Energy Decisions and a White House correspondent for National Public Radio. ^[2]

While at The Heritage Foundation, Holwill edited the "The First Year: A Mandate For Leadership Report, ^[4] " a 1982 review of the various implementations of the Heritage Foundation's first edition of "Mandate For Leadership," published in 1981, at the beginning of the Reagan Administration. He also edited the next edition in the series, "Agenda '83. ^[5] " The most recent edition of this continuing "Mandate For Leadership" series from The Heritage Foundation is also subtitled "Project 2025," and many of the authors of this latest edition hold positions in the second Trump Administration.

References

1. "Richard Newton Holwill (1945–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
2. "Nomination of Richard Newton Holwill To Be United States Ambassador to Ecuador". The American Presidency Project. UCSB. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
3. "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR RICHARD HOLWILL" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 23 September 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
4. Holwill, Richard N.; Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.), eds. (1982). The First year. A Mandate for leadership report. Washington, D.C.: Heritage Foundation. ISBN   978-0-89195-031-8.
5. Holwill, Richard N. (1983). Mandate For Leadership: Agenda '83. USA: Heritage Foundation. ISBN   9780891950325.