James Bruce Engle (April 16, 1919 – November 7, 2017)[1] was an American diplomat. A career Foreign Service Officer, he served as U.S. Ambassador to Benin (November 26, 1974 – February 15, 1976).[2]
Engle served in the Navy during and after World War II, and assisted in the development of NATO and the implementation of the Marshall Plan in the years after the war. He served in the U.S. diplomatic corps for 46 years, holding positions in Nicaragua and Vietnam before serving as ambassador to Benin (then Dahomey).[4]
Following his retirement from the foreign service, James Engle moved to Peacham, Vermont, where he helped to found and served as the first president of Vermont Coverts,[5] an organization dedicated to informing landowners about the maintenance of wildlife habitats.[6]
^"James Bruce Engle - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov.
^Kay, Ernest; Centre, International Biographical (28 March 1983). Men of Achievement. Melrose Press. ISBN9780900332661 – via Google Books.
^"Community College Times". Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
^McEvoy, Thomas J. (1 May 2004). Positive Impact Forestry: A Sustainable Approach To Managing Woodlands. Island Press. pp. XIX–XX. ISBN9781559637893 – via Google Books.
^"Vermont Coverts: Woodlands for Wildlife". Vermont Coverts: Woodlands for Wildlife.
james, engle, james, bruce, engle, april, 1919, november, 2017, american, diplomat, career, foreign, service, officer, served, ambassador, benin, november, 1974, february, 1976, born, billings, montana, james, engle, first, class, burlington, junior, college, . James Bruce Engle April 16 1919 November 7 2017 1 was an American diplomat A career Foreign Service Officer he served as U S Ambassador to Benin November 26 1974 February 15 1976 2 Born in a sod hut in Billings Montana 3 James Engle was first in his class at Burlington Junior College in Iowa and went on to study at The University of Chicago He went on to attend the Harvard Business School and went to Oxford University at Exeter College with a Rhodes Scholarship as well as receiving a Fulbright Scholarship to study at Instituto Italiano Studi Storici He was the first Rhodes Scholar to also receive a Fulbright Scholarship He also studied at Cambridge University with a Rockefeller Public Service Award Engle served in the Navy during and after World War II and assisted in the development of NATO and the implementation of the Marshall Plan in the years after the war He served in the U S diplomatic corps for 46 years holding positions in Nicaragua and Vietnam before serving as ambassador to Benin then Dahomey 4 Following his retirement from the foreign service James Engle moved to Peacham Vermont where he helped to found and served as the first president of Vermont Coverts 5 an organization dedicated to informing landowners about the maintenance of wildlife habitats 6 References edit Ambassador James Bruce Engle Obituary James Bruce Engle People Department History Office of the Historian history state gov Kay Ernest Centre International Biographical 28 March 1983 Men of Achievement Melrose Press ISBN 9780900332661 via Google Books Community College Times Archived from the original on 2013 01 19 Retrieved 2012 07 21 McEvoy Thomas J 1 May 2004 Positive Impact Forestry A Sustainable Approach To Managing Woodlands Island Press pp XIX XX ISBN 9781559637893 via Google Books Vermont Coverts Woodlands for Wildlife Vermont Coverts Woodlands for Wildlife Diplomatic postsPreceded byRobert Anderson United States Ambassador to Benin1974 1976 Succeeded byGeorge E Moose Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James B Engle amp oldid 1150695944, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
