James Keough Bishop Jr. (born July 21, 1938) is an American Foreign Service Officer, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Niger (1979–81), Liberia (1987-90), and Somalia (1990–91).
U.S. Ambassador to Niger (1979-81), Liberia (1987-90), and Somalia (1990-91)
Bishop's last ambassadorial posting to Somalia ended in a rescue by the U.S. military in Operation Eastern Exit, when the embassy came under threat as a result of military action in the Somali Civil War.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, 1991-93[1][6]
Bishop retired from the Foreign Service in 1993.[1]
Personal lifeedit
Bishop and his wife mechanical engineer Kathleen Marie Kirby (February 14, 1947 – September 29, 2011)[7] have six children and were married from 1977 until Kathleen death.[3][4] Bishop and his first wife, attorney Ann Bishop Richardson(December 15, 1940 – April 17, 2012), were married from 1970 to 1976 and have three children and two grandchildren.[8] He is Roman Catholic.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdKennedy, Charles (1998). "Ambassador James K. Bishop, Jr" (PDF). The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
^ abReagan, Ronald. . Ronald Reagan Presidential Museum & Library. Archived from the original on 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
^ abJames Keough Bishop, Obituary, New York Times, April 9, 2006
^ abcNomination of James Keough Bishop To Be United States Ambassador to Somalia 2017-03-20 at the Wayback Machine, April 19, 1990, White House press release
james, bishop, diplomat, james, keough, bishop, born, july, 1938, american, foreign, service, officer, served, ambassador, niger, 1979, liberia, 1987, somalia, 1990, james, bishopbishop, right, with, ronald, reagan, 1987born, 1938, july, 1938, rochelle, york, . James Keough Bishop Jr born July 21 1938 is an American Foreign Service Officer who served as U S Ambassador to Niger 1979 81 Liberia 1987 90 and Somalia 1990 91 James BishopBishop right with Ronald Reagan 1987Born 1938 07 21 July 21 1938 age 85 New Rochelle New York U S NationalityAmericanEducationCollege of the Holy Cross BS Johns Hopkins University MIIP OccupationDiplomatYears active1960 1993 1 4 117 Known forU S Ambassador to Niger 1979 81 Liberia 1987 90 and Somalia 1990 91 Bishop s last ambassadorial posting to Somalia ended in a rescue by the U S military in Operation Eastern Exit when the embassy came under threat as a result of military action in the Somali Civil War Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life and education 1 2 Diplomatic career 2 Personal life 3 ReferencesBiography editEarly life and education edit Bishop was born July 21 1938 in New Rochelle New York 2 to James Keough Bishop Sr and Dorothy nee O Keefe 3 He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross B S 1960 and Johns Hopkins University s School of Advanced International Studies M I I P 1981 2 4 Diplomatic career edit After graduating from college in 1960 Bishop entered the Foreign Service in 1960 where he held the following diplomatic positions press officer at the Department of State 1961 63 vice consul in Auckland New Zealand 1963 66 consul in Beirut Lebanon 1966 economic officer in Beirut Lebanon 1966 68 economic officer in Yaounde Cameroon 1968 70 desk officer for Chad Gabon Mauritius and Madagascar 1970 72 desk officer for Ghana and Togo 1972 74 Deputy Director for West Africa at the Department of State 1974 76 Director of North African Affairs at the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs at the Department of State 1977 79 Ambassador to the Republic of Niger 1979 81 Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs at the Department of State 1981 87 Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia 1987 90 4 Ambassador to the Somali Democratic Republic 1990 91 5 Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs 1991 93 1 6 Bishop retired from the Foreign Service in 1993 1 Personal life editBishop and his wife mechanical engineer Kathleen Marie Kirby February 14 1947 September 29 2011 7 have six children and were married from 1977 until Kathleen death 3 4 Bishop and his first wife attorney Ann Bishop Richardson December 15 1940 April 17 2012 were married from 1970 to 1976 and have three children and two grandchildren 8 He is Roman Catholic 1 References edit a b c d Kennedy Charles 1998 Ambassador James K Bishop Jr PDF The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Retrieved 5 January 2016 a b Reagan Ronald Nomination of James Keough Bishop To Be United States Ambassador to Liberia Ronald Reagan Presidential Museum amp Library Archived from the original on 2015 09 10 Retrieved 2016 01 05 a b James Keough Bishop Obituary New York Times April 9 2006 a b c Nomination of James Keough Bishop To Be United States Ambassador to Somalia Archived 2017 03 20 at the Wayback Machine April 19 1990 White House press release James Keough Bishop 1938 U S Dept of State U S MEMO REVEALS DISPUTE ON BOSNIA New York Times June 25 1993 Kathleen K Bishop Washington Post October 14 2011 Retrieved 5 January 2016 ANN B RICHARDSON Obituary 2012 the Washington Post Legacy com Diplomatic posts Preceded byCharles A James United States Ambassador to Niger1979 81 Succeeded byWilliam Robert Casey Jr Preceded byEdward J Perkins United States Ambassador to Liberia1987 90 Succeeded byPeter Jon de Vos Preceded byT Frank Crigler United States Ambassador to Somalia1990 91 Succeeded byStephen Schwartz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Bishop diplomat amp oldid 1220631254, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
