Thomas H. Anderson Jr. | |
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Born | Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S. | March 17, 1946
Alma mater | University of Mississippi (BA) |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Thomas H. Anderson Jr. | |
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2nd United States Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda | |
In office August 16, 1984 –March 12, 1986 | |
Preceded by | Milan D. Bish |
Succeeded by | Paul A. Russo |
Thomas H. Anderson Jr. (born March 17,1946) is an American diplomat. He was Ambassador of the United States to Barbados,Dominica,St Lucia,Antigua,St. Vincent,and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1984 to 1986 under U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan. [1] [2]
Anderson was born in Gulfport,Mississippi. [3] He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1968 from the University of Mississippi at Oxford. He is a member of Epsilon Xi chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity at the University of Mississippi. [3] Anderson served in the Mississippi National Guard before joining Hancock Bank. [4]
He worked as assistant to the vice president of the Hancock Bank in Gulfport from 1969 to 1972. [3] From 1972 to 1984,Anderson was an assistant to U.S. Representative Trent Lott of Mississippi's 5th congressional district,since the 4th district. He was also a member of the Southern Federal Savings and Loan Association in Gulfport. [3]
After his ambassadorships,Anderson ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in a 1989 special election after Republican Congressman Larkin I. Smith died in a plane crash. In the primary,he took a strong second place to Democratic state Senator Gene Taylor and Democratic state Attorney General Mike Moore,but lost in the runoff to Taylor by a two-to-one margin. Afterwards,he was chief of staff to then United States Senator Trent Lott. Anderson is the chairman of the board of Team Washington,Inc. [5]