E. Michael Southwick

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Elmer Michael Southwick (born January 12, 1945 Willits, California) was the American Ambassador to Uganda from 1994 until 1997. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life

Southwick was born in California and raised there and in Idaho. He graduated from Stanford University and entered the Foreign Service in 1967. [4]

Career

Southwick served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Kenya under political appointee Ambassador Smith Hempstone from 1990 until 1994. [4]

In 2001, Southwick led the US delegation to the World Conference Against Racism in Durban. Southwick was retired in 2004 and gives seminars at the US Institute of Peace (USIP).

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References

  1. "AMBASSADOR E. MICHAEL SOUTHWICK" (PDF). The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. "E. Michael Southwick (1945–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. "EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES". Congressional Record. GPO. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 "KENYA" (PDF). ADST. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

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